(a) Effective January 1, 1991, no person in this State shall sell or offer for sale any CFC refrigerant suitable for use in air conditioners or mobile air conditioners in containers that are smaller than fifteen pounds net.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-2

  • CFC: means any member of the family of substances containing carbon, fluorine, and chlorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-14, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-116, CFC-500, CFC-502, and CFC-503, and any combination or mixture containing any of these chlorofluorocarbon compounds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Halon: means any fully halogenated carbon compound containing bromine, chlorine, or fluorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as Halon-1301, Halon-1211, and Halon-2402. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Ozone-depleting compound: means any chlorofluorocarbon or halon, including those compounds known as methyl chloroform and carbon tetrachloride, or any other compound designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as being an ozone-depleting compound pursuant to Title 40, Part 82, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other compound designated by the department as being an ozone-depleting compound. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, whether acting as a principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, and includes any governmental entity or charitable organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Portable: means capable of being carried in hand by one individual. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
(b) No person in this State shall wilfully cause or allow CFCs to be released into the air from any source or process regulated by this chapter, other than through common use of a product, or in the course of attempting to recover, recycle, or safely dispose of CFCs while exercising due care to prevent unnecessary releases of CFCs into the air to the extent practicable and in compliance with applicable rules.
(c) Effective July 1, 1993, no person in this State shall:

(1) Purchase, distribute, manufacture, import, sell, or offer for sale, any portable fire extinguisher that contains a halon or other ozone-depleting compound; or
(2) Repair, service, or perform maintenance on any portable fire extinguishing system or unit without using a reclamation system to recapture, recycle, or properly dispose of unspent halons or other ozone-depleting compounds.

Exempted from this prohibition is the sale of portable halon fire extinguishers for use in aircraft, which may be sold to purchasing agents of airline companies, or to private individuals upon presentation of a pilots license.

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