1. (1) After July 1, 1990, no person shall sell at wholesale, and after January 1, 1991, no person shall sell any of the following:

   1. (a) Chlorofluorocarbon coolant for motor vehicles in containers with a total weight of less than 15 pounds.
   2. (b) Handheld halon fire extinguishers for residential use.
   3. (c) Party streamers and noisemakers that contain chlorofluorocarbons.
   4. (d) Electronic equipment cleaners, photographic equipment cleaners and disposable containers of chilling agents that contain chlorofluorocarbons and that are used for noncommercial or nonmedical purposes.
   5. (e) Food containers or other food packaging that is made of polystyrene foam that contains chlorofluorocarbons.

2. (2)

   1. (a) One year after the Environmental Quality Commission determines that equipment for the recovery and recycling of chlorofluorocarbons used in automobile air conditioners is affordable and available, no person shall engage in the business of installing, servicing, repairing, disposing of or otherwise treating automobile air conditioners without recovering and recycling chlorofluorocarbons with approved recovery and recycling equipment.

   2. (b) Until one year after the operative date of paragraph (a) of this subsection, the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not apply to:

      1. (A) Any automobile repair shop that has fewer than four employees; or
      2. (B) Any automobile repair shop that has fewer than three covered bays.
3. (3) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish by rule standards for approved equipment for use in recovering and recycling chlorofluorocarbons in automobile air conditioners.

[Formerly 468.616]