Emissions and VOC laws in Massachusetts

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

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Massachusetts

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

310 CMR 7.25(12)(a)1., (c)1., (c)3.a. · effective Jan 1, 2009 · draft

Exact text

1. Except as provided in 310 CMR 7.25(12)(a)2., the requirements of 310 CMR
7.25(12) apply to any person who, on or after January 1, 2009, sells, supplies, offers for
sale, or manufactures any consumer product listed in 310 CMR 7.25(12)(c)1. for use in
Massachusetts.
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1. VOC Content Limits. Except as provided in 310 CMR 7.25(12)(d) (Variances),
310 CMR 7.25(12)(e) (Innovative Products), and 310 CMR 7.25(12)(i) (Alternative
Control Plans), no person subject to 310 CMR 7.25 shall:
a. manufacture for use within Massachusetts; or
b. sell, supply, or offer for sale within Massachusetts any consumer product that
contains volatile organic compounds in excess of the limits specified in 310 CMR
7.25(11)(c)1.: Table 2.
Table 2. VOC Content Limits for Consumer Products Effective January 1, 2009
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Hair Sprays 55
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Multi-purpose Lubricant (Excluding Solid or Semi-solid Products) 50
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3. Sell-through of Consumer Products.
a. A consumer product listed in 310 CMR 7.25(12)(c)1.: Table 2 and manufactured
prior to the effective date specified in 310 CMR 7.25(12)(c)1., may be sold, supplied,
or offered for sale after the effective date specified in 310 CMR 7.25(12)(c)1.: Table
2, so long as the consumer product complied with the VOC content standards and
other applicable requirements in effect at the time the consumer product was
manufactured.

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

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