Emissions and VOC laws in District of Columbia

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

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District of Columbia

BannedDo not sell or ship consumer products (hairspray, multipurpose lubricant, air freshener, etc.) into the District of Columbia unless they meet DC's consumer-product VOC limits (20 DCMR 720).

20 DCMR 720 · effective Jan 1, 2012 · draft

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720 CONSUMER PRODUCTS - VOC STANDARDS
720.1 Except as provided in §§ 721, 735, 736 and 737, no person shall sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the District of Columbia any consumer product, manufactured on or after the effective date in the following Table of Standards, which contains VOCs in excess of the limits specified in the following Table of Standards:
Table of Standards. Percent volatile organic compounds by weight:
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Effective date 1/1/2005
Effective date 1/1/2012
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Air Fresheners:
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Single-phase aerosols
30
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Double-phase aerosols
25
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Liquids / pump sprays
18
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Hairsprays
55
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Multi-Purpose Lubricants (excluding solid or semi-solid products)
50
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720.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 720.1, 727, 728, and 729, a consumer product manufactured prior to each of the effective dates specified for that product in the Table of Standards in §720.1 may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale after each of the specified effective dates.
720.3 Subsection 720.2 does not apply to any consumer product that does not display on the product container or package the date on which the product was manufactured, or a code indicating such date, in accordance with § 732.1 through 732.6.

Federal

These apply in every state.

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