Section 17206.1 - Certification of Closed-Loop Systems(a) The closed-loop system shall be commercially manufactured and bear a permanently affixed and visible serial number.(b) After installation and before use of a closed-loop system, the licensed manufacturer shall have the closed-loop system certified by a California-licensed engineer that the system was commercially manufactured, safe for use with the intended solvent, and built and installed to codes of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. The certification document shall contain: (1) The name, signature and stamp of the California-licensed professional engineer;(2) The serial number of the extraction unit being certified;(3) A list of the solvent(s) deemed safe for use with the equipment; and(4) The address of the premises where the extraction unit was certified.(c) The licensed manufacturer shall maintain the current certification document and make it available to the Department upon request.(d) The closed-loop system shall be recertified if any of the following occur: (1) The system is modified in a manner such that its operation no longer conforms to the original equipment manufacturer specifications, such as by adding or removing components that expand or reduce its capacity.(2) The system is moved to a different premises.(3) Five years have elapsed since the date of the certification.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 17206.1
1. New section filed 11-7-2022; operative 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45). Note: Authority cited: Sections 26013 and 26130, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26011.5, 26130 and 26132, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 11/7/2022; operative 11/7/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45).