SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS 

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RULE 417 – WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES 

Adopted 10-26-06 

INDEX

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE 

102 APPLICABILITY 

103 SEVERABILITY 

110 EXEMPTION – GASEOUS FUEL 

111 EXEMPTION – COOKSTOVES 

112 EXEMPTION – COMMERCIAL FIRE-STARTING PRODUCTS 

200 DEFINITIONS

201 BUILDER 

202 COATING 

203 COOKSTOVE 

204 FIREPLACE 

205 GARBAGE 

206 MANUFACTURER 

207 MASONRY HEATER 

208 PAINTS 

209 PAINT SOLVENTS 

210 PELLET-FUELED WOOD BURNING HEATER 

211 PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE 

212 PERMANENTLY INSTALLED 

213 RETAILER 

214 SEASONED WOOD 

215 SOLID FUEL 

216 SOLVENT 

217 TREATED WOOD 

218 U.S. EPA 

219 U.S. EPA PHASE II CERTIFIED 

220 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND 

221 WASTE PETROLEUM PRODUCT 

222 WOOD BURNING APPLIANCE 

223 WOOD BURNING HEATER

300 STANDARDS

301 SALE AND INSTALLATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES 

302 OPERATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES 

303 ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS FOR SALE OF WOOD 

304 PROHIBITED FUEL TYPES 

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

401 COMPLIANCE REPORT 

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS 

501 TEST METHODS
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100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To limit emissions of particulate matter to the atmosphere from the operation 

of wood burning appliances. 

102 APPLICABILITY: This rule applies to: 

102.1 Any person who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, supplies, transfers, or 

operates a permanently installed, indoor or outdoor, wood burning appliance. 

102.2 Any person who sells, offers for sale, or supplies wood intended for burning in a 

wood burning appliance. 

102.3 Any person who installs a wood burning appliance in any residential or 

commercial, single or multi-building unit. 

103 SEVERABILITY: If a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that any provision of 

this rule is invalid, it is the intent of the Board of Directors of the District that other 

provisions of this rule remain in full force and affect to the extent allowed by law. 

110 EXEMPTION – GASEOUS FUEL: The provisions of this rule shall not apply to 

appliances that are fired exclusively with a gaseous fuel and certified to meet any of the 

following ANSI standards: 

 110.1 ANSI Z21.11.1 – Gas-Fired Room Heaters, Vented 

 110.2 ANSI Z21.11.2 – Gas-Fired Room Heaters, Unvented 

 110.3 ANSI Z21.50 – Vented Gas Fireplaces 

 110.4 ANSI Z21.86 – Vented Gas-Fired Space Heating Appliances 

 110.5 ANSI Z21.88 – Vented Gas Fireplace Heaters 

111 EXEMPTION – COOKSTOVES: The provisions of this rule shall not apply to cookstoves. 

112 EXEMPTION – COMMERCIAL FIRE-STARTING PRODUCTS: The provisions of 

Section 304 shall not apply to commercial products manufactured expressly for starting a 

fire in a wood fired appliance. 

200 DEFINITIONS 

201 BUILDER: Any individual or company that constructs and/or sells any residential or 

commercial, single or multi-building unit with a wood burning appliance. 

202 COATING: A material which is applied to a surface and which forms a film in order to 

beautify and/or protect such surface. 

203 COOKSTOVE: Any wood fired appliance used primarily for cooking food as described in 

Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 60.531. 

204 FIREPLACE: Any permanently installed masonry or factory built device designed to 

operate with an air-to-fuel ratio greater than or equal to 35-to-1, a burn rate over 11 

pounds per hour, or a weight over 1760 pounds. 

205 GARBAGE: Any solid, semisolid, or liquid wastes generated from residential, 

commercial, and industrial sources, including trash, refuse, rubbish, industrial wastes, 

asphaltic products, manure, vegetable or animal solid or semisolid wastes, and other 

discarded solid or semisolid wastes. 

206 MANUFACTURER: Any person who constructs or imports a wood burning appliance. 

207 MASONRY HEATER: Any permanently installed device that meets the definition of a 

masonry heater in ASTM E 1602-03. 
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208 PAINTS: Any exterior and interior house and trim paints, enamels, varnishes, lacquers, 

stains, primers, sealers, undercoaters, roof coatings, wood preservatives, shellacs, and 

other paints or paint-like products. 

209 PAINT SOLVENTS: Any organic solvents sold or used to thin paints or to clean up 

painting equipment. 

210 PELLET-FUELED WOOD BURNING HEATER: Any wood burning heater which is 

operated on pellet-fuel, and is either U.S. EPA Phase II certified, or exempted under U.S. 

EPA requirements set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA. 

211 PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE: Modified in such a way that a device can no longer 

operate as a wood burning appliance. 

212 PERMANENTLY INSTALLED: Built or installed in such a manner that the device is 

attached to the ground, floor, or wall, and is not readily movable. A free standing stove 

that is attached to an exhaust system that is built into or through a wall is considered 

permanently installed. 

213 RETAILER: Any person engaged in the sale of wood burning appliances directly to the 

consumer. 

214 SEASONED WOOD: Wood of any species that has been sufficiently dried so as to 

contain 20 percent or less moisture by weight. 

215 SOLID FUEL: Any wood, non-gaseous, or non-liquid fuel. 

216 SOLVENT: Any liquid containing a volatile organic compound or combination of volatile 

organic compounds, which is used to perform cleaning or thinning of paints or coatings. 

217 TREATED WOOD: Wood of any species that has been chemically impregnated, painted, 

coated, or similarly modified to improve resistance to insects or weathering. 

218 U.S. EPA: The United States Environmental Protection Agency. 

219 U.S. EPA PHASE II CERTIFIED: Any appliance certified by the U.S. EPA to meet the 

performance and emission standards set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA. 

220 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND: For the purposes of this rule, “volatile organic 

compound” has the same meaning as in Rule 101- GENERAL PROVISIONS AND 

DEFINITIONS. 

221 WASTE PETROLEUM PRODUCT: Any petroleum product, other than gaseous fuels, 

that: 

216.1 has been refined from crude oil, and 

216.2 has been used, and 

216.3 has been contaminated with physical or chemical impurities as a result of use. 

222 WOOD BURNING APPLIANCE: Any fireplace, wood burning heater, or pellet-fueled 

wood heater, or any similar enclosed, permanently installed, indoor or outdoor device 

burning any solid fuel used for aesthetic or space-heating purposes, which has a heat 

input of less than one million British thermal units per hour (Btu/hr). 

223 WOOD BURNING HEATER: An enclosed, wood burning appliance capable of, and 

intended for space heating as described in Title 40 CFR Section 60.531 (i.e., wood stove 

or fireplace insert). 
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300 STANDARDS

301 SALE AND INSTALLATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES:

301.1 Effective October 26, 2007, no person shall sell, offer for sale, supply, install, or 

transfer a new wood burning appliance unless it is one of the following: 

a. A U.S. EPA Phase II Certified wood burning heater, 

b. A pellet-fueled wood burning heater, 

c. A masonry heater, or 

d. An appliance or fireplace determined to meet the U.S. EPA particulate matter 

emission standard set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA, and 

approved in writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer. 

301.2 No person shall advertise, sell, offer for sale, supply, install, or transfer a used 

wood burning appliance unless it meets the requirements of section 301.1, or has 

been rendered permanently inoperable. 

301.3 Effective April 26, 2007, 

a. Any person selling, offering for sale, or installing new wood burning 

appliances shall distribute public awareness information with each wood 

burning appliance, in the form of pamphlets, brochures, or fact sheets on the 

following topics: 

1. Proper installation, operation, and maintenance of the wood burning 

appliance, 

2. Proper fuel selection and use, 

3. Health effects from wood smoke, and 

4. Weatherization methods for the home, 

b. Public information shall be reviewed and approved by the Air Pollution 

Control Officer. 

 

302 OPERATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES: All wood burning appliances shall 

be installed and operated according to the manufacturer’s specifications. Any U.S. EPA 

Phase II certified wood burning appliance which has been altered, installed, or 

disassembled in any way not specified by the manufacturer, or is operated in any manner 

that would result in emissions exceeding the standards set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, 

Subpart AAA, shall not be considered a U.S. EPA Phase II certified appliance. 

303 ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS FOR SALE OF WOOD:

303.1 No person shall sell, offer for sale, or supply any wood which orally, or in writing, 

is advertised, described, or in any way represented to be “seasoned” or “dry” 

wood unless the wood has a moisture content of 20 percent or less by weight. 

303.2 The Air Pollution Control Officer may delegate to another person or agency the 

authority to test wood for moisture content and determine compliance with section 

303.1. 

304 PROHIBITED FUEL TYPES: No person shall cause or allow any of the following 

materials to be burned in a wood burning appliance: 

304.1 Garbage, 

304.2 Treated wood, 

304.3 Plastic products, 

304.4 Rubber products, 

304.5 Waste petroleum products, 

304.6 Paints and other coatings, 

304.7 Solvents, 

304.8 Coal, 

304.9 Glossy or colored paper, 

304.10 Particle board, 

304.11 Any other material not intended by a manufacturer for use as fuel in a solid fuel 

burning device. 
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400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

401 COMPLIANCE REPORT: Upon request of the Air Pollution Control Officer, a 

manufacturer shall demonstrate that each wood burning appliance subject to the 

requirements of Section 301 meets the standards set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, 

Subpart AAA. 

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 TEST METHODS: Compliance with the requirements of this rule shall be determined 

using the following test methods: 

501.1 Air-to-Fuel Ratio: Air-to-fuel ratio shall be determined by EPA Test Method 28A. 

501.2 Moisture Content: Moisture content of wood shall be determined by ASTM Test 

Method D 4442-92.