Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations

10 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and sections 13 and 14, an engine of a given model year shall conform to the exhaust emission standards set out in sections 103 to 105, subpart B, of the CFR that are applicable to engines of that model year and of the same engine class described in paragraph 116(a), subpart B, of the CFR.

(2) Where less than 2,000 units of a class III, IV or V engine of a given model and model year are sold in Canada, the engine may, instead of conforming to the exhaust emission standards set out in Table 4 of section 103, subpart B, of the CFR,

• (a) in the case of a class III or IV engine

  • (i) of the model year 2007 or earlier, conform to the exhaust emission standards set out in Table 1 of section 103, subpart B, of the CFR applicable to an engine of the same class, or

  • (ii) of the model year 2008 or later, conform to the exhaust emission standards set out in paragraph 203(f), subpart C, of the CFR for the applicable class of engine and have a carbon monoxide emission no greater than 805 grams per kilowatt-hour; and

• (b) in the case of a class V engine

  • (i) of the model year 2009 or earlier, conform to the exhaust emission standards set out in Table 1 of section 103, subpart B, of the CFR applicable to an engine of the same class, or

  • (ii) of the model year 2010 or later, conform to the exhaust emission standards set out in paragraph 203(f), subpart C, of the CFR and have a carbon monoxide emission no greater than 603 grams per kilowatt-hour.

(3) For the purpose of this section, engines of a model year not included in the Phase 2 classification referred to in the CFR shall meet the standards applicable to engines of the same class and model year in the Phase 1 classification referred to in the CFR.

(4) The standards referred to in this section include the test procedures, fuels and calculation methods set out in the CFR for those standards.