1. (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. (1) No person shall purchase or use sulfur hexafluoride in California. This restriction does not apply to distributors.
   2. (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. (3) No person shall sell, supply, distribute, or offer for sale sulfur hexafluoride in California.
   4. (4) No person shall sell, supply, distribute, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale any product that contains sulfur hexafluoride in California.
   5. (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.

2. (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

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.

History

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