California AB-1346 prohibits the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines including leaf blowers and lawn mowers as of January 2024. San Diego enforces noise rules and follows the statewide phase-out across residential and commercial landscaping.
California Assembly Bill 1346, codified at Health and Safety Code §43018.11, directed CARB to ban the sale of new small off-road engines under 25 horsepower, including gas leaf blowers, mowers, and string trimmers, beginning January 1, 2024. Existing equipment may continue in use, but no new gas units may be sold or imported into California. CARB rebates of up to several thousand dollars help commercial landscapers transition to battery-electric equipment. San Diego does not impose a separate use ban, but its general noise ordinance SDMC §59.5.0401 limits leaf blower operation to certain daytime hours and prohibits decibel levels exceeding code limits at the property line.
Sale of newly imported gas blowers triggers CARB enforcement and dealer fines. San Diego noise violations carry administrative citations starting at one hundred dollars and escalating with repeat infractions or use during prohibited hours.
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