Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 95343 - Restrictions on Use, Sale, Possession and Release of Sulfur Hexafluoride

(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

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 95343

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.

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