NAC445B.7685. Missing emission control label: Replacement; effect on standard of opacity.

     1. If the owner of a heavy-duty motor vehicle powered by a diesel engine receives written notification from the Department that the emission control label was missing during an inspection of the emission control system of the vehicle, the owner shall replace the emission control label and provide the identification number of the engine of the vehicle to the Department within 30 days after the date on which the owner receives the written notification.

     2. If, after the end of the 30-day period, the vehicle undergoes a smoke opacity test and the owner has not replaced the emission control label, the vehicle is subject to the 40 percent standard of opacity set forth in subsection 1 of NAC 445B.7665 unless, at the time of the subsequent test, it is plainly evident from a visual inspection that the vehicle is powered by a 1990 or older model-year engine. If it is plainly evident from a visual inspection that the vehicle is powered by a 1990 or older model-year engine, the vehicle is subject to the applicable standard set forth in paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 1 of NAC 445B.7665.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R102-02, eff. 10-18-2002)