California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 15 - Additional Off-Road Vehicles and Engines Pollution Control Requirements
Article 1 - Evaporative Emission Requirements for off-Road Equipment
Section 2756 - Fuel Cap Performance Standard
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
On or after the model year set out herein, no person shall sell, supply, offer for sale or manufacture for sale fuel caps for fuel tanks for small off-road engines subject to this Article that do not meet the following performance standards unless exempted in an Executive Order issued pursuant to section 2767 of the Article:
Fuel Cap Performance Standards
(a) Fuel cap must be permanently tethered to the tank, equipment, or engine;
(b) Fuel cap must be designed to provide physical and/or audible feedback to the user that a fuel tank vapor seal is established;
(c) Fuel cap must meet the durability requirements in TP-902; and
(d) Fuel cap tether must meet the durability requirements in TP-902.
The following table defines equipment subject to the fuel cap performance standards of this section:
Engines Subject to the Fuel Cap Performance Standards
|
Effective Date Model Year |
Applicability |
|
2007 |
Fuel caps for all small off-road engines > 80 cc to < 225 cc (must meet subsections (a) and (b) only) |
|
2008 |
Fuel caps for all small off-road engines >= 225 cc (must meet subsections (a) and (b) only) |
|
2020 |
Fuel caps for all small off-road engines > 80 cc (must meet subsections (a), (b), and (c)) |
|
2024 |
Fuel caps for all small off-road engines (must meet subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)) |
1. New
section filed 9-20-2004; operative 10-20-2004 (Register 2004, No.
39).
2. Amendment filed 11-13-2017; operative 1-1-2018 (Register
2017, No. 46).
3. Amendment filed 9-14-2022; operative 1-1-2023
(Register 2022, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 43013, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 43013, Health and Safety Code.
