§4909 Prohibited acts

Summary

It is illegal to sell, import, or change new products in ways that break safety, noise, or labeling rules. Manufacturers must not put new products on the market after a rule takes effect unless the products follow that rule. Nobody may remove or disable required safety devices or design features—except for maintenance, repair, or replacement—and no one may use a product after its safety device has been removed or turned off. The rule also bars selling new products that lack required noise information, removing required labels before sale, importing new products that violate import rules, or refusing to follow certain required reports and other duties. The Administrator may allow short, temporary exceptions for research, testing, training, demonstrations, or national security, if needed to protect public health. Products made only for use outside any State and clearly labeled that way are generally not covered by some of these bans unless they are actually sold for use inside a State.