New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Part 103 - MOTOR VEHICLE VISIBLE EMISSIONS
Section 20.11.103.12 - VISIBLE EMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. No owner shall cause to be emitted from any gasoline powered highway or non-highway motor vehicle any continuous visible air contaminant emission while the vehicle is in operation for a period greater than two consecutive seconds.
B. No owner shall cause to be emitted from any diesel powered highway motor vehicle, 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, visible air contaminant emission while the vehicle is in operation for a period grater than five consecutive seconds, which is a shade or density of more than 25% opacity.
C. No owner shall cause to be emitted from any diesel powered highway motor vehicle, greater than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, continuous visible air contaminant emission while the vehicle is in operation for a period greater than five consecutive seconds, which is a shade or density of more than 30 % opacity.
D. No owner shall cause to be emitted from any diesel powered non-highway motor vehicle continuous visible air contaminant emission while the vehicle is in operation for a period greater than ten consecutive seconds, which is a shade or density of more than 40 % opacity.
E. Diesel powered highway and non-highway motor vehicles exceeding these requirements shall be exempt for a period of ten minutes, if the excessive visible air contaminant emissions are a direct result of cold engine start-up and provided that the motor vehicle is in a stationary position.
