PDFWAC 173-443-020

Applicability.

The requirements of this chapter apply to:
(1) Person who offers for sale, leases, rents, installs, or otherwise causes to enter into Washington commerce any new product or equipment that contains or uses a prohibited substance listed in WAC 173-443-040, Table 1;
(2) A person who offers for sale, leases, rents, installs, or otherwise causes to enter into Washington commerce any new refrigeration or air conditioning system that contains or uses a prohibited substance listed in WAC 173-443-040, Tables 2 and 3, respectively;
(3) A person who sells, offers for sale, or purchases a small container of refrigerant or a nonessential consumer product that contains or uses a prohibited substance listed in WAC 173-443-040, Table 4;
(4) A person who owns or operates a facility that has a refrigeration or air conditioning system with a full charge of 50 or more pounds and that uses a refrigerant with a global warming potential (GWP) of 150 or more;
(5) A person who installs, repairs, maintains, services, replaces, or disposes of a refrigeration or air conditioning system; and
(6) A person who wholesales, distributes, or reclaims a refrigerant with a GWP of 150 or more.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70A.60 RCW. WSR 23-24-041 (Order 21-02), § 173-443-020, filed 11/30/23, effective 12/31/23. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70A.45 and 70A.15 RCW. WSR 21-01-085 (Order 19-04), § 173-443-020, filed 12/10/20, effective 1/10/21.]