Emissions and VOC laws in Maine

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

Maine

BannedDo not sell or ship consumer products (hairspray, aerosol spray paint, multipurpose lubricant, air freshener, etc.) into Maine unless they meet Maine's consumer-product VOC limits.

06-096 C.M.R. ch. 152, §§ 1, 3(A), 3(D)(1) · effective May 1, 2005 · draft

Exact text

1. Applicability. Except as provided in Section 4 of this Chapter, this regulation shall apply to any
person in the State of Maine who sells, supplies for use in Maine, offers for sale, or manufactures
consumer products.
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A. Except as provided in Sections 4 (Exemptions), 5 (Innovative Products), 8 (Variances), and 11
(Alternative Control Plan) of this Chapter, no person in the State of Maine shall sell, supply for
sale in Maine, offer for sale, or manufacture any consumer product manufactured on or after the
effective date in the following Table of Standards which contains volatile organic compounds in
excess of the limits specified in the following Table of Standards:
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Hairsprays 55
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(1) Sell-through period. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(A) or 3(G), a consumer
product manufactured prior to each of the effective dates specified for that product in the
Table of Standards may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale after each of the specified
effective dates.

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

Exact text

(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