Emissions and VOC laws in Delaware

We follow 1 Delaware rule on aftermarket emissions parts, gas small engines and high-VOC consumer products; 1 is a ban.

Delaware

BannedDo not sell or ship consumer products (hairspray, multipurpose lubricant, air freshener, etc.) into Delaware unless they meet Delaware's consumer-product VOC limits (7 DE Admin. Code 1141 §2.3.1).

7 Del. Admin. Code 1141 § 2.3.1 and Table 2-1 · effective Jan 1, 2017 · draft

Exact text

2.3 Standards and Exemptions
2.3.1 Except as provided in 2.1 (Applicability), 2.3.11 through 2.3.19 (Miscellaneous Exemptions), 2.4 (Innovative Products), 2.7 (Variances), and 2.10 (Alternative Control Plan) of this regulation,
2.3.1.1 no person shall sell, supply, or offer for sale in the State of Delaware any consumer product manufactured on and after the effective date shown in Table 2-1 of this regulation which contains VOC's in excess of the limits shown in Table 2-1 of this regulation and
2.3.1.2 no person shall manufacture any consumer product on and after the effective date shown in Table 2-1 of this regulation for use in the State of Delaware which contains volatile organic compounds in excess of the limits shown in Table 2-1 of this regulation.
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(percent volatile organic compounds by weight)
Product Category
VOC Content Limit
Effective Date
1/1/2005
Effective Date
5/1/2009
Effective
1/1/2017
...
Air Fresheners:
Single-phase Aerosols
30
Double-phase Aerosols
25
Dual Purpose Air Freshener/Disinfectant, Aerosol
60
Liquids/Pump Sprays
18*
...
Hair Spray
55
...
Multi-purpose Lubricant (excluding solid or semi-solid product)
50

Federal

Applies nationwide.

BannedDo not sell or ship emissions defeat devices (delete pipes, EGR/DPF/catalyst deletes, tuners or software that disable emission controls) anywhere in the US.

42 U.S.C. § 7522(a)(3)(B) (Clean Air Act § 203(a)(3)(B)) · draft

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(B) for any person to manufacture or sell, or offer to sell, or install, any part or component intended for use with, or as part of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, where a principal effect of the part or component is to bypass, defeat, or render inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this subchapter, and where the person knows or should know that such part or component is being offered for sale or installed for such use or put to such use; or