The moment you "sell" gas you've broken the law. If you accept a donation for the gas you may still be arrested for the same charges. Sad to say even if you give it away you could start a riot,
Recently the state of Indiana contacted my brother saying they think he is selling diesel fuel to others and not passing on the additional fuel tax they had just raised(I thinke he said it was $0.20/gal raise in taxes). My brother a truck driver, owner buys fuel and stores it in a tank at his house, 4-5000 gal tank. He has been doing this for years and pays all the taxes because he is a retail customer. Now since his most recent purchase came a few weeks before the raise in taxes took place Indiana thinks he is selling it and pocketing some extra money.
It's all about the money with the government your good will could get you into trouble.
I say keep your gas and help those you deem worthy of it. Thank you for being prepared. It ain't that hard to be prepared. Put up a little extra gas and keep your vehicles topped off when a hurricane is possibly coming for a visit. Fill the freezer with bottles of water, I use empty soda bottles. Purchase extra food throughout the year and it will be there for emergencies.
Emergencies come in all sorts of flavors, weather, job lay offs, wife got pregnant, kid(s) moved back home.
I like you have some gas on hand, in my case enough for a couple months use. We don't go far on a regular basis so two vehicles with full tanks will be enough for us. Plus we have propane tanks for cooking.
I like your desire to assist others but at the same time unless this is their first hurricane season I say shame on them. Good luck but you probably don't need much since you are smart enough to be prepared, 73, Mike sitting here waiting to see how much we get of this hurricane here in coastal North Carolina.
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