{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"41701","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 41701","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 26. AIR RESOURCES [39000. - 44475.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-26"},{"name":"PART 4. NONVEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL [41500. - 42710.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-26/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Emission Limitations [41700. - 41999.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-26/part-4/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Limitations [41700. - 41712.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-26/part-4/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 644.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Except as otherwise provided in Section <a href=\"/hsc/41704\">41704</a>, or Article 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/hsc/41800\">41800</a>) of this chapter other than Section <a href=\"/hsc/41812\">41812</a>, or Article 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/hsc/42350\">42350</a>) of Chapter 4, no person shall discharge into the atmosphere from any source whatsoever any air contaminant, other than uncombined water vapor, for a period or periods aggregating more than three minutes in any one hour which is:</p><p>(a) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, or </p><p>(b) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer’s view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in subdivision (a). </p>","text":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 41704, or Article 2 (commencing with Section 41800) of this chapter other than Section 41812, or Article 2 (commencing with Section 42350) of Chapter 4, no person shall discharge into the atmosphere from any source whatsoever any air contaminant, other than uncombined water vapor, for a period or periods aggregating more than three minutes in any one hour which is: (a) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, or (b) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer’s view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in subdivision (a).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/general-limitations-41701","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}