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§ 2756. Fuel Cap Performance Standard.

13 CA ADC § 2756Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: January 1, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 13. Motor Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
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
Effective: January 1, 2023
13 CCR § 2756
§ 2756. Fuel Cap Performance Standard.
Currentness
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))

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 43013, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 43013, Health and Safety Code.
History
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).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 13, § 2756, 13 CA ADC § 2756
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