Placer County Woodstove Law

Placer County

Point of Sale/Transfer Requirement 

for Free-Standing Wood Stoves

In 2007, the Placer County Air Pollution Control District amended Rule 225, Wood Burning Appliances to include Section 303, Sale or Transfer of Real Property. Section 303 prohibits the sale of residential and commercial property that includes a non-EPA Phase II Certified free-standing wood stove, beginning January 1, 2012. It also requires a seller of such property, to disclose to the buyer the point of sale/transfer requirement and how compliance with Section 303 will be achieved. If a property to be sold or transferred includes a non-Certified free standing wood stove (inserts and fireplaces are exempt), then the wood stove must be rendered inoperable prior to the sale/transfer. In order to determine how this affects you and to determine if your stove is already compliant, follow the process outlined below, under “getting started.”

Quick Facts:

• Fireplaces, dedicated cook stoves, inserts, and gas and pellet stoves are exempt from the requirements of Section 303.
• Free standing non-certified wood stoves need not be removed or replaced, solely rendered inoperable.
• Both the seller and buyer of property, which includes one or more free standing wood stoves, are subject to the requirements of Section 303.
• The requirements of Section 303 begin January 1, 2012.
• It is illegal to sell or install a non-EPA Phase II stove within Placer County.