Tampering with Emission Control System Prohibited
Federal law and California State law prohibit the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) the removal or
Federal law prohibit the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) the removal or rendering inoperative
by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any device or element of
rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any
design incorporated into any new engine for the purposes of emission control prior to its sale or delivery to
device or element of design incorporated into any new engine for the purposes of emission control prior to its
the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the engine after such device or element of design
sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the engine after such device or
has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below:
Do not tamper with the original emission related parts:
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Carburetor or DFI system and internal parts
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Spark Plug
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Magneto or electronic ignition system
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Fuel filter element
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Air cleaner element
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Crankcase
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Cylinder head
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Breather chamber and internal parts
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Intake pipe and tube