N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 232-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 232-3.2 - Prohibitions

(a) After the effective date of this Subpart, the installation or replacement of any alternative solvent transfer machine in which washing, washing with extraction, extraction, or drying is performed in a single machine that requires the transfer of articles from one machine to another to complete the dry cleaning process is prohibited.

(b) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the effective date of this Subpart, the use of any alternative solvent that has not been approved, by the department, for use in dry cleaning equipment is prohibited.

(c) After December 31, 2021, the following alternative solvent dry cleaning equipment and operations are prohibited:

(1) all dryers without a primary control system;

(2) all solvent dip tanks and solvent drying cabinets; and

(3) all water proofing operations in any vented machine.

(d) After December 31, 2026, the operation of any solvent recovery dryer that is equipped with a water cooled condenser as the primary control system is prohibited.

(e) After December 31, 2031, the operation of any alternative solvent transfer machine in which washing, washing with extraction, extraction, or drying is performed in a single machine that requires the transfer of articles from one machine to another to complete the dry cleaning process is prohibited.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 232-3.2

Adopted New York State Register February 28, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 09, eff. 3/9/2018