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RULE 449 TRANSFER OF GASOLINE INTO VEHICLE FUEL TANKS 

Adopted 2-5-75

(Amended 9-15-75, 6-1-76, 8-3-77, 9-29-87, 12-17-91, 2-2-95, 4-3-97, 09-26-02, XX-XX-09) 

INDEX 

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE 

102 APPLICABILITY 

110 EXEMPTION: DISPENSING EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY MOTOR VEHICLES 

111 EXEMPTION: DISPENSING EQUIPMENT FOR ODD FILL CONFIGURATION

1121 EXEMPTION: DISPENSING EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY 

1132 EXEMPTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTION

113 EXEMPTION: E85

114 EXEMPTION: ONBOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY

115 EXEMPTION: ICC CERTIFICATION

DEFINITIONS 

201 BACKGROUND

202 CARB

203 CARB CERTIFIED

2024 DELIVERY VESSEL

205 E85

2036 EMERGENCY 

2047 EMERGENCY MOTOR VEHICLE

208 EXECUTIVE ORDER

205 EXISTING VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEMS

 2069 GASOLINE 

20710 GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY 

20811 HOLD-OPEN LATCHES

212 INSTALLER/CONTRACTOR

209 INTERMEDIATE FUELLER

2103 LEAK FREE

214 MOBILE FUELER

2115 MOTOR VEHICLE

212 NEW VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM

216 ONBOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY (ORVR)

217 OWNER/OPERATOR

218 REBUILD/REBUILT

219 RETAIL GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY

21320 SIX MONTH AVERAGE MONTHLY GASOLINE THROUGHPUT

221 SUMMER FUEL

222 TESTER

223 TOPPING OFF

224 VAPOR RECOVERY EQUIPMENT DEFECTS (VRED) LIST

21425 VAPOR TIGHT

226 WINTER FUEL

300 STANDARDS

301 VAPOR RECOVERY REQUIRED 

302 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 

303 MAINTENANCE INSPECTION 

304 PROHIBITION OF USE 

305 POSTING OF OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 

306 HOLD OPEN LATCHES

307 PROHIBITION OF SALE

308 ONBOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY
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400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

401 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE

4021 TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM

402 CERTIFICATION

403 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL 

404 NOTIFICATION OF TESTING 

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 TESTING PROCEDURE 

502 RECORDKEEPING

503 RECORDS FOR ORVR EXEMPTION
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100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To limit the emission of gasoline vapor into the atmosphere when motor vehicle 

fuel tanks are filled. 

102 APPLICABILITY: The provisions of this rule shall apply to the transfer of gasoline from any 

stationary storage tank or delivery vessel into any motor vehicle fuel tank.

110 EXEMPTION, DISPENSING EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY MOTOR VEHICLES: The 

provisions of this rule shall not apply to dispensing equipment that is used exclusively for the 

fueling of emergency motor vehicles while on location at an emergency. 

111 EXEMPTION, DISPENSING EQUIPMENT FOR ODD FILL CONFIGURATION: The 

provisions of this rule shall not apply to dispensing equipment that is used exclusively for the 

fueling of motor vehicles where the motor vehicle fill-neck configuration, location, or other 

design feature prevents compliance with Section 301 when the motor vehicles are fueled with 

booted vapor recovery nozzles that are part of a balance Phase II recovery systems.

1121 EXEMPTION, DISPENSING EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY: The 

provisions of this rule shall not apply to dispensing equipment which is used primarily for the 

fueling of implements of husbandry as such vehicles are defined in Division 16 (Section 

36000 et seq) of the California Vehicle Code, if such container is equipped with a permanent 

submerged fill pipe. 

1132 EXEMPTION, MAINTENANCE INSPECTION: The maintenance inspection requirements in 

Section 303 shall not be required on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays for gasoline 

dispensing facilities with a six month average monthly gasoline throughput of less than 

100,000 gallons.

113 EXEMPTION, E85: The requirements of this rule shall not apply to the dispensing of E85 into 

a vehicle fuel tank until CARB certifies Phase II vapor recovery systems for the dispensing of 

E85. 

114 EXEMPTION, ONBOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY: Except for Sections 308 and

503, the requirements of this rule shall not apply to non-retail gasoline dispensing facilities 

where 100 percent of the vehicles being refueled are equipped with onboard refueling vapor 

recovery (ORVR) systems. 

115 EXEMPTION, ICC CERTIFICATION: The requirements of Section 402 shall not apply to the

owner/operator of a gasoline dispensing facility or his/her direct employee(s) when replacing 

any defective nozzles, hoses and breakaways with new or CARB certified re-manufactured

components of the same make and model, or alternatives specifically identified in the latest 

applicable CARB Executive Order. 

200 DEFINITIONS

201 BACKGROUND: A reading as methane on a portable hydrocarbon detection instrument 

which is determined at least three (3) meters upwind from the affected device to be inspected 

and uninfluenced by any specific emission point.

202 CARB: The California Air Resources Board.

203 CARB CERTIFIED: A Phase I or Phase II vapor recovery system, equipment, or any 

component thereof, for which CARB has evaluated its performance and issued a valid 

Executive Order pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 41954. Each component of a 

system is a separate CARB certified item and cannot be replaced with a non-certified item or 

other items that are not certified for use with the particular system. Except for qualified 

repairs, a CARB certified component shall be as supplied by the qualified manufacturer. A 
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rebuilt component shall not be deemed as CARB certified unless the person who rebuilds the 

component is authorized by CARB to rebuild the designated CARB certified component.

2024 DELIVERY VESSEL: Any motor vehicle, trailer, or rail car used for the transportation of 

gasoline.

205 E85: Any alternative vehicle fuel with a nominal 85 percent ethanol composition, having a 

Reid vapor pressure of 4 pounds per square inch or greater and meeting the specifications of 

Title 13 CCR Section 2292.4.

203206 EMERGENCY: An unforeseen combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action 

to prevent further injury, loss of life or damage to property. 

204207 EMERGENCY MOTOR VEHICLE: A motor vehicle used for fire fighting purposes.

208 EXECUTIVE ORDER: A document issued by CARB pursuant to Health and Safety Code 

Section 41954 certifying that a specific vapor recovery system meets the applicable 

performance specifications and setting conditions for the certification.

205 EXISTING VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM: A vapor recovery system for which the owner or 

operator has received an Authority to Construct or a Permit to Operate on or before 

September 26, 2002.

206209 GASOLINE: Any petroleum distillate or petroleum distillate/alcohol blend having a Reid vapor 

pressure of 4 pounds per square inch absolute or greater as determined by a method 

specified in Section 501.1 

207210 GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY: An intermediate fueller mobile fueler or a stationary 

source consisting of one or more storage tanks and associated equipment that receives, 

stores, and dispenses gasoline to motor vehicle fuel tanks. 

20811 HOLD-OPEN LATCHES: A hold-open latch is any device permanently attached to a gasoline 

dispensing nozzle for the purpose of providing a continuous flow of gasoline after the 

operator has started the flow, without the operator's continued assistance. 

212 INSTALLER/CONTRACTOR: A person(s) engaged in the installation, alteration, repair, or 

replacement of a vapor recovery system or its components at a gasoline dispensing facility.

209 INTERMEDIATE FUELLER: A delivery vessel used to dispense gasoline directly to a motor 

vehicle fuel tank.

2103 LEAK FREE: A liquid leak of less than three drops per minute.

214 MOBILE FUELER: Any gasoline delivery vessel with an attached container that is used to 

transport and dispense gasoline from an onboard storage container into any motor vehicle 

fuel tank.

2115 MOTOR VEHICLE: Any vehicle which is self-propelled and operates on a highway as defined 

in Section 415 of the California Vehicle Code. 

212 NEW VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM: A vapor recovery system for which the owner or 

operator receives an Authority to Construct after September 26, 2002.

216 ONBOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY (ORVR): A vehicle-based vapor recovery 

system required by California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Section 1978, or Title 40, Code 

of Federal Regulations, Part 86.

217 OWNER/OPERATOR: Any person who owns, leases, or operates a gasoline dispensing 

facility. 
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218 REBUILD/REBUILT: Repairs, replacements, or reconstructions to any part of a component 

of a vapor recovery system that forms the gasoline vapor passage of the component, or that 

comes in contact with the recovered gasoline vapors in the component. Rebuild does not 

include the replacement of a complete component with another CARB certified complete 

component; nor does it include the replacement of a spout, bellows, or vapor guard of a 

CARB certified nozzle. The new part shall be CARB certified and as supplied by the qualified 

manufacturer specifically for the CARB certified nozzle.

219 RETAIL GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY: A gasoline dispensing facility subject to 

payment of California sales tax on gasoline sales.

21320 SIX MONTH AVERAGE MONTHLY GASOLINE THROUGHPUT: The sum of a gasoline 

dispensing facility’s total gasoline throughput for six months divided by six.

221 SUMMER FUEL: Gasoline that is required to comply with the requirements of Title 13 CCR, 

Section 2262.4.

222 TESTER: Any person(s) who conducts performance or reverification test as required by this 

Rule or by a CARB Executive Order.

223 TOPPING OFF: An attempt by a person filling up a motor vehicle to dispense gasoline after 

the dispensing nozzle primary shut-off mechanism has engaged. The filling of a motor vehicle 

tank that, because of the configuration of the fill pipe, causes premature activation of the 

primary shutoff mechanism shall not be considered topping off.

224 VAPOR RECOVERY EQUIPMENT DEFECTS (VRED) LIST: A list of defects CARB has 

identified as substantially impairing the efficiency of the vapor recovery system, incorporated 

by reference in Title 17 CCR Section 94006, pursuant to California Health & Safety Code 

Section 41960.2(c).

21425 VAPOR TIGHT: A condition under which the concentration of total organic compounds does 

not exceed 10,000 ppmv (expressed as propmethane) above background, as determined 

pursuant to Section 501.2.

226 WINTER FUEL: Gasoline that is not required to comply with the regulations that are 

applicable to summer fuel.

300 STANDARDS 

301 VAPOR RECOVERY REQUIRED: A person shall not transfer, or permit the transfer of, 

gasoline from a stationary storage container with a capacity of 250 gallons or more, or 

delivery vessel mobile fueler with a capacity of 250 120 gallons or more, into any motor 

vehicle fuel tank with a capacity of 5 gallons or more unless the displaced gasoline vapors or 

gases are processed by a CARB certified vapor recovery system. that shall prevent emission 

to the atmosphere of at least 95%, by weight of the hydrocarbon vapors displaced from the 

motor vehicle fuel tank during the transfer of gasoline into the fuel tank. The vapor recovery 

system may collect displaced vapors for reprocessing or destruction and it must be certified 

by the California Air Resources Board. The vapor recovery system shall have:

301.1 For summer fuel, a gasoline vapor control efficiency of at least 95% by weight and a 

mass emission factor not exceeding 0.38 pounds of gasoline vapors per 1,000 

gallons of gasoline dispensed; and

301.2 For winter fuel, a gasoline vapor control efficiency of at least 95% by weight or a 

mass emission factor not exceeding 0.38 pounds of gasoline vapors per 1,000 

gallons of gasoline dispensed.

302 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: A person shall not transfer, or permit the transfer, or provide 

equipment for the transfer, of gasoline from a stationary storage container or mobile fueler
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subject to the provisions of Section 301 into any motor vehicle fuel tank of 5 gallons or more 

capacity unless: 

302.1 The vapor recovery system is operating in accordance with the applicable California 

Air Resources BoardCARB certification Executive Orders, the manufacturer's 

specifications, and is maintained to be leak free, vapor tight, and in good working 

order; and 

302.2 The equipment is operated and maintained without any of the applicable defects 

listed in the VRED List California Administrative Code Section 94006, Subchapter 8, 

Chapter 1, Part III, of Title 17. 

303 MAINTENANCE INSPECTION: 

303.1 Beginning March 27, 2003, mMaintenance inspections, except as provided in 

Section 1132, shall be conducted for each day the vapor recovery system is 

operated to ensure that vapor recovery system components that are verifiable 

through direct measurement or observation are in proper working order. 

303.2 Any equipment with a major defect listed in the VRED List California Code of 

Regulations, Title 17, Part III, Chapter 1, Subchapter 8, Section 94006, shall be 

removed from service and tagged to ensure that it is not used until it is repaired and 

brought into compliance before being returned to service.

303.2 The owner or operator of a vapor recovery system shall insure that the removal from 

service of one component of a vapor recovery system with multiple components will 

not result in gasoline liquid or vapors entering the atmosphere. If the removal of the 

defective component of the vapor recovery system does not ensure the integrity of 

the rest of the vapor recovery system, then the entire vapor recovery system shall be 

shutdown and repaired prior to returning to service.

303.3 Defects discovered during the maintenance inspection and repaired in accordance 

with Title 17, Division 3, Subchapter 7.5, Chapter 1, Section 93101 of California 

Code of Regulations such that after repair gasoline liquid or vapors do not enter the 

atmosphere shall not constitute a violation of Rule 449. 

304 PROHIBITION OF USE: Whenever a Phase II vapor recovery system, or any component 

thereof, contains a defect specified by the Air Resources Board pursuant to Section 

41960.2(c) of the Health and Safety Code or specified in Section 302 of this rule listed in the 

VRED List, the Air Pollution Control Officer operator shall mark such system or component 

"Out of Order". No person shall use or permit the use of such marked component or system 

until it has been repaired, replaced, or adjusted, as required to permit proper operation, and 

the Air Pollution Control Officer has reinspected it or has authorized its use pending 

reinspection. 

305 POSTING OF OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: The operator of each retail facility utilizing a 

Phase II system shall conspicuously post in the gasoline dispensing area operating 

instructions for the system and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 

District's or the California Air Resources Board's CARB’s telephone number for complaints. 

The instructions shall clearly describe how to fuel motor vehicles correctly with vapor 

recovery nozzles utilized at the station, and shall include a warning that topping off may result 

in spillage or recirculation of gasoline and therefore is prohibited. 

306 HOLD OPEN LATCHES: All gasoline dispensing nozzles subject to Section 301 shall be 

equipped with hold open latches unless the usage of the hold open latch is prohibited by the 

local fire Marshall.

307 PROHIBITION OF SALE: A person shall not supply, offer for sale, sell, install or allow the 

installation of any new or rebuilt vapor recovery system or any of its components, unless the 

system and component are CARB certified. Each vapor recovery system and its components 

shall be clearly and permanently marked with the qualified manufacturer’s name and model 

number as certified by CARB. In addition, any qualified manufacturer who rebuilds a 
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component shall also clearly and permanently mark the corresponding information on the 

component. 

308 ONBOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY: The owner or operator of a non-retail 

gasoline dispensing facility claiming exemption pursuant to Section 114 shall submit an 

application pursuant to Rule 201- GENERAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS for an Authority to 

Construct and Permit to Operate the gasoline dispensing facility and agree to comply with the 

following conditions:

308.1 No fuel shall be dispensed into a vehicle that is not owned or under direct control of 

the owner/operator, except for a vehicle being used in an emergency;

308.2 No fuel shall be dispensed into a vehicle not equipped with an ORVR system, except 

for a vehicle being used in an emergency.

308.3 The gasoline dispensing facility shall use nozzles that are part of a CARB certified 

vapor recovery system, except that the vapor return line shall be sealed off.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

401 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE: The owner or operator of a vapor recovery system subject to 

the requirements of Section 301 shall conduct and pass the first reverification tests required 

by Section 402.1 as follows:

401.1 For a gasoline dispensing facility that has passed performance or reverification tests 

between October 1, 2001 and September 30, 2002: within 13 months of the most 

recent successful tests.

401.2 All other gasoline dispensing facilities: by March 1, 2003.

4021 TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM: The following 

requirements are to verify the proper operation of a vapor recovery system. 

4021.1 Required Tests: Except as Unless otherwise specified in the relevant California Air 

Resources Board CARB Executive Orders, performance and reverification tests shall 

include the following, as applicable, according to the test methods specified in 

Section 501 of this rule: 

a. Static Pressure (Leak Decay) Test 

b. Air-to-Liquid (A/L) ratio test 

c. Dynamic Back Pressure Test, and 

d. Liquid Removal Test for balance systems with liquid removal device 

required by the California Air Resources Board CARB Executive Orders if 

more than 100mL of liquid is found in the vapor path. This shall be 

determined by lowering the gasoline dispensing nozzle into a container and 

draining all liquid, then measuring the amount of liquid using a graduated 

cylinder or graduated beaker. 

4021.2 New or Modified Vapor Recovery SystemInitial Tests: Within 30 calendar days of 

completion of construction or modification of any new or modified vapor recovery 

system, the owner or operator shall conduct and pass all applicable performance 

tests. 

4012.3 Existing Vapor Recovery System: The owner or operator shall conduct and pass 

all applicable reverification tests pursuant to the following schedule and within the 

time frame presented in Section 401.

a. Testing Frequency: The owner/operator of a gasoline dispensing facility shall 

perform and pass all applicable reverification tests annually, or more frequently as

required by the applicable CARB Executive Order. at a frequency determined by the 

six month average monthly gasoline throughput. The six month period shall begin on 

the first of the month immediately following the most recent successful test.

1a. Gasoline dispensing facilities with a six month average monthly gasoline 

throughput of 100,000 gallons or greater shall conduct and pass 

reverification tests within 30 days of the end of the six-month period each 

required period following the most recent successful test. 
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2b. Gasoline dispensing facilities with a six-month average monthly gasoline 

throughput less than 100,000 gallons shall conduct and pass reverification 

tests within one year of the most recent successful test.

3. If California Air Resources BoardCARB-certified in-station diagnostics are 

used, the Air Pollution Control Officer may change the required frequency of 

reverification testing to no less than once every two years if allowed by the 

applicable California Air Resources Board CARB Executive Orders.

402 CERTIFICATION: 

402.1 Effective (3 months after date of adoption), installers/contractors shall not install, 

alter, repair or replace a vapor recovery system unless they meet all of the following 

requirements:

a. Be certified by the International Code Council (ICC) for Vapor Recovery 

System Installation and Repair, and, if required, be certified by the system 

manufacturer.

b. Maintain valid certifications as required in paragraph (a).

c. Have and make available on site proof of any and all certifications required 

by this Rule, the Executive Order and the Installation, Operation and 

Maintenance Manual in order to install or maintain specific systems. 

402.2 Testers shall not test a vapor recovery system unless they meet all of the following 

requirements:

a. Effective 3 months after a certification test is available, be certified by the 

International Code Council (ICC) for Vapor Recovery System Testing and 

Repair.

b, If required by the Executive Order, be certified by the system manufacturer.

c. Maintain valid certifications as required in paragraph (a) and (b).

d. Have and make available on site proof of any and all certifications required 

by this Rule, the Executive Order and the Installation, Operation and 

Maintenance Manual in order to test specific systems.

403 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL: No later than March 27, 2003, tThe 

owner/operator of a vapor recovery system shall have available an operation and 

maintenance manual. The manual shall be kept on-site and made available to any person 

who operates, inspects, maintains, repairs, or tests the vapor recovery equipment as well as 

the Air Pollution Control Officer upon request. The manual shall, at a minimum, include the 

following current information: 

403.1 All applicable California Air Resources Board CARB Executive Orders and 

associated Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manuals, Approval Letters, and 

District permits, 

403.2 Manufacturer’s manual(s) for all installation, operation and maintenance procedures 

as required to be provided by California Air Resources Board CARB CP-201 and CP206 and any additional instruction provided by the manufacturer, 

403.3 System and/or component testing requirements, including test schedules and 

passing criteria for each of the standard tests listed in Section 4021, and 

403.4 Protocol for performing daily maintenance inspections, including the components to 

be inspected and the defects requiring repair. 

404 NOTIFICATION OF TESTING: At least 7 days prior to performance or reverification testing, 

the owner or operator shall notify the Air Pollution Control Officer of the exact date and time 

of the test. If the vapor recovery system fails any of the applicable tests and the necessary 

repairs are performed that same day, the owner or operator may retest the vapor recovery 

system on the same day without re-notification, provided that the reasons for the test failure 

and any repairs performed are properly documented in the test reports and repair records. 

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS 

501 TESTING PROCEDURE: The performance and reverification tests shall be conducted in 

accordance with the following test methods. All test methods referenced in this section shall 
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be the most recent version approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California 

Air Resources BoardCARB, and the Air Pollution Control Officer or as stated in the applicable 

Executive Orders. When more than one test method is referenced, a violation of any method 

is a violation of the rule.

501.1 Vapor pressures may be obtained from standard reference texts or may shall be 

determined by ASTM D-2879-97(2007), or ASTM D-323-99a06, or ASTM D5191-07. 

501.2 Vapor tightness shall be determined using EPA Reference Method 21 or California 

Air Resources Board TP-204.3. 

501.3 The static pressure (leak decay) test shall be performed according to the Bay Area 

Air Quality Management District Manual of Procedures, Source Test Procedure ST30 or California Air Resources Board CARB TP-201.3, or TP-201.3B, or TP-206.3, 

as applicable. 

501.4 The dynamic back pressure test shall be performed according to the Bay Area Air 

Quality Management District Manual of Procedures, Source Test Procedure ST-27, 

or California Air Resources BoardCARB TP-201.4

501.5 The air-to-liquid volume ratio of a Phase II vapor recovery system shall be 

determined by California Air Resources BoardCARB TP-201.5. 

501.6 The liquid removal rate of a Phase II vapor recovery system shall be determined by 

the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Manual of Procedures, Source Test 

Procedure ST-37, or California Air Resources BoardCARB TP-201.6. 

501.7 Only calibrated equipment meeting the calibration range and intervals specified by 

California Air Resources BoardCARB and the equipment manufacturer shall be used 

to conduct any performance or reverification test.

501.8 Those vapor recovery systems whose CARB Executive Orders specify different tests 

to be performed instead of, or in addition to, the referenced test methods, or which, 

by their design, preclude the use of the referenced test methods, shall be tested in 

accordance with the test procedures specified in the applicable CARB Executive 

Orders or their equivalents as approved by the APCO and EPA. 

501.9 MULTIPLE TEST METHODS: When more than one test method or set of test 

methods is specified for any testing, a violation of any requirement of this rule 

established by any one of the specified test methods or set of test methods shall 

constitute a violation of this rule.

502 RECORDKEEPING: A person subject to this rule shall maintain the following records on-site 

and make them available for review by the Air Pollution Control Officer immediately upon 

request. 

502.1 Results of the tests specified in Section 4021 shall be delivered to the Air Pollution 

Control Officer within thirty (30) days of the completion of the test. The test results 

shall contain the following information: 

a. Name, location, address, and telephone number of the facility tested, and

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District permit number 

b. Name, address and phone number of the person or company performing the 

test 

c. Date of the test 

d. Test data 

e. Number of nozzles tested 

f. Number of tanks tested 

g. Statement of pass or fail 

502.2 Daily maintenance inspection reports shall include at least the following: 

a. Date and time of inspection 

b. List of defects from the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Part III, 

Chapter 1, Subchapter 8, Section 94006 VRED List that are applicable to 

the vapor recovery equipment and have a verification procedure of “direct 

observation” or “direct measurement” 

c. Notation by person performing inspection whether each defect is present 

d. Description of any defects discovered 

e. Action taken upon discovery of a defect 

f. Name and signature of person performing inspection 
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502.3 The following records must be retained by the owner or operator for a period not less 

than 3 years (5 years for sources subject to the requirements of Rule 207, Title V of 

the -Federal Operating Permit Program): 

a. Maintenance records for the vapor recovery system 

b. Repair records for the vapor recovery system

c. Daily maintenance inspection reports 

d. Records of repairs performed as a result of defects discovered during daily 

maintenance inspections

e. Performance test results 

f. Reverification of performance test results 

g. Monthly gasoline throughput 

503 RECORDS FOR ORVR EXEMPTION: The owner or operator of a non-retail gasoline 

dispensing facility claiming exemption pursuant to Section 114 shall maintain the following 

records on site and make them available to the Air Pollution Control Officer immediately 

upon request:

503.1. Records of the date and quantity of fuel dispensed, by vehicle.

503.2. Records of the make, model, model year, and vehicle identification number of all

vehicles refueled at the gasoline dispensing facility.