Emissions and VOC laws in Maryland

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

Maryland

BannedDo not sell or ship consumer products (hairspray, multipurpose lubricant, air freshener, etc.) into Maryland unless they meet Maryland's consumer-product VOC limits (COMAR 26.11.32.04).

COMAR 26.11.32.04 · effective Jan 1, 2005 · draft

Exact text

.04 Standards — General.
A.
Except as provided in Regulations .01, .04D, .11, .12, .15, and .17—.26 of this chapter, a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the State a consumer product manufactured on or after the effective date in
§B of this regulation
that contains volatile organic compounds (VOC) in excess of the limits specified in
...
B.
VOC limits, expressed as percent volatile organic compounds by weight, except as otherwise indicated are as follows:
Table 1. VOC Standards.
...
Air Freshener:
Single Phase Aerosol
30
Double Phase Aerosol
25
Dual Purpose Air Freshener/Disinfectant, Aerosol
60
Liquid/Pump Spray
18
...
Hairspray
55
...
Multi-Purpose Lubricant (Excluding Solid or Semi-Solid Product)
50
...
Sell-Through Period. Notwithstanding the provisions of
§B of this regulation
and Regulation .06 , .07, .08, .09, or .10 of this chapter, a consumer product manufactured prior to each of the effective dates specified for that product in Table 1 of
§B of this regulation
may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale after each of the specified effective dates.

Federal

Applies 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