2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 15 - Automotive Products › ARTICLE 2 - Specifications and Labeling › Section 13711.

13711. (a) An engine coolant or antifreeze is mislabeled if any of the following occurs:
(1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the brand name, principal ingredient, intended application of the coolant or antifreeze, name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.
(2) The container does not bear a chart on the label showing appropriate amounts of engine coolant or antifreeze and water in terms of liquid measure to be used to provide protection from freezing at temperatures to at least 30 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
(3) The container does not bear a statement on the label showing the boiling point of a 50 percent by volume mixture of engine coolant or antifreeze and water in degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) The container is one quart or less and does not bear a label on which is printed the words “engine coolant” or “antifreeze” in letters at least
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inch high on the principal display panel. The container is greater than one quart and does not bear a label on which is printed the words “engine coolant” or “antifreeze” in letters at least
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inch high on the principal display panel.
(5) The principal ingredient is propylene glycol or glycerin and the container does not bear a statement on the label not to use an ethylene glycol hydrometer concentration tester for propylene glycol or glycerin coolants.
(6) The container and carton do not bear a lot or batch number on the label identifying the container lot and date of packaging.
(b) A prediluted engine coolant or prediluted antifreeze is mislabeled if any of the following occurs:
(1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the brand name, principal ingredient, intended application of the coolant or antifreeze, name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.
(2) The container does not bear a statement on the label showing the protection from freezing in degrees Fahrenheit.
(3) The container does not bear a statement on the label showing the boiling point in degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) The container is one quart or less and does not bear a label on which is printed the words “prediluted engine coolant” or “prediluted antifreeze” in letters at least
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inch high on the principal display panel. The container is greater than one quart and does not bear a label on which is printed the words “prediluted engine coolant” or “prediluted antifreeze” in letters at least
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inch high on the principal display panel.
(5) The container is one quart or less and does not bear a label on which is printed the words “DO NOT ADD WATER” in letters at least
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inch high. The container is greater than one quart and does not bear a label on which is printed the words “DO NOT ADD WATER” in letters at least
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inch high.
(6) The principal ingredient is propylene glycol or glycerin and the container does not bear a statement on the label not to use an ethylene glycol hydrometer concentration tester for propylene glycol or glycerin coolants.
(7) The container and carton do not bear a lot or batch number on the label identifying the container lot and date of packaging.
(c) “Transmission fluid” is mislabeled if any of the following occurs:
(1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the brand name, the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor, the words “Transmission Fluid,” and the duty type classification.
(2) The container does not bear a label on which is printed an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.
(3) The labeling on the container is false or misleading.
(4) The container and carton do not bear information that identifies the container lot or batch.
(d) Brake fluid is mislabeled if any of the following occurs:
(1) The container does not bear a label that conforms to the requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States Department of Transportation, and upon which is printed the brand name.
(2) The container does not bear an accurate statement on the label of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.
(3) The labeling on the container is false or misleading.
(e) The secretary shall establish the method of sale of diesel exhaust fluid sold at retail to the public. In doing so, the secretary shall adopt, by reference, the latest method of sale for diesel exhaust fluid adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 “Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality,” except as specifically modified, amended, or rejected by regulation adopted by the secretary.
(f) If a container or lot of containers of any commodity subject to this chapter is found to contain a commodity not in conformity with this chapter, the sealer may take one or more samples reasonably necessary for enforcement purposes and may, in writing, order the containers off sale. Any lot or container ordered off sale pursuant to this section shall be subject to a disposal order by the enforcing officer and shall not be sold, offered for sale, or transported, except in accordance with that disposal order. Any action pursuant to this section shall not affect any rights of a retailer under a warranty of merchantability or warranty of fitness.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 53. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)