16 CFR § 1205.31 - Effective date.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1205.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1205.31 - Effective date."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1205.31"
section_name: "Effective date."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1205"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR WALK-BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 2, 3, 7, 9, 14, 19, Pub. L. 92-573, 86 Stat. 1207, 1208, 1212-1217, 1220, 1224; 15 U.S.C. 2051, 2052, 2056, 2058, 2063, 2068; sec. 1212, Pub. L. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 10024, Feb. 15, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1205"
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# 1205.31 Effective date.

Any walk-behind rotary power mower manufactured after December 31, 1981, must meet the standard and must be certified as complying with the standard in accordance with this rule.