California AB 1346 prohibits the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and small off-road engines starting in 2024, pushing Riverside landscapers toward battery models, with SCAQMD also offering replacement rebates targeting older two-stroke equipment.
Assembly Bill 1346 directed CARB to phase out the sale of new small off-road engines, including gas leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and string trimmers, beginning January 1, 2024. Riverside has not adopted a separate use ban, so existing equipment can still be operated, but no new gas units may be sold in California. SCAQMD offers commercial landscaper exchange programs that replace dirty two-stroke equipment with battery alternatives, which is significant in Riverside given the South Coast Air Basin's strict ozone and particulate attainment status.
Retail sale of newly manufactured covered SORE equipment after the cutoff is a state-level violation enforced by CARB. Riverside has no separate citation regime for residential use of existing equipment.
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