California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 10 - Climate Change
Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Subarticle 3 - Regulation for Reducing Sulfur Hexafluoride Emissions
Section 95343 - Restrictions on Use, Sale, Possession and Release of Sulfur Hexafluoride

Universal Citation: 17 CA Code of Regs 95343

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Except as provided in section 95341 (Applicability), the following sulfur hexafluoride restrictions apply beginning on the dates specified below in Section 95343(b):

(1) No person shall purchase or use sulfur hexafluoride in California. This restriction does not apply to distributors.

(2) No person shall own or otherwise possess sulfur hexafluoride in California after one year from the applicable effective date specified in section 95343(b).

(3) No person shall sell, supply, distribute, or offer for sale sulfur hexafluoride in California.

(4) No person shall sell, supply, distribute, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale any product that contains sulfur hexafluoride in California.

(5) No person shall intentionally emit sulfur hexafluoride in California. This restriction does not apply to accidental releases that occur when recycling or recovering sulfur hexafluoride or when filling or refilling sulfur hexafluoride canisters.

(b) Section 95343(a) shall apply after the effective dates specified in the following Table:

*Applications*	*Effective Dates*
All applications except those listed below	January 1, 2011
Tracer Gas Testing	January 1, 2013
Magnesium Sand Casting	January 1, 2013
Magnesium Investment Casting	January 1, 2013
Military Applications	January 1, 2013
Military Tracer Gas Array	January 1, 2020

1. New section filed 12-28-2009; operative 1-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 1).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38501, 38510, 38560, 38560.5, 38580, 39600 and 39601, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38550, 38551, 38560, 38560.5, 39003, 39600 and 39601, Health and Safety Code.

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