Georgia § 25-2-41 - Use of class B fire-fighting foam.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 25-2-41 — Use of class B fire-fighting foam., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-2-41. Use of class B fire-fighting foam.
As used in this Code section, the term: "Class B fire-fighting foam" means any foam designed to extinguish flammable liquid fires. "PFAS chemicals" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and designed to be fully functional in class B fire-fighting foam formulations. "Testing" means calibration testing, conformance testing, or fixed system testing. On and after January 1, 2020, no person; fire department provided for under Chapter 3 of this title; state department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, public corporation, or authority; county, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of this state shall discharge or otherwise use class B fire-fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless: Such discharge or other use occurs in fire prevention or in response to an emergency fire-fighting operation; or Such discharge or other use is for training or testing purposes which occurs at a facility that has implemented containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent uncontrolled releases of such class B fire-fighting foam into the environment. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to: Restrict the manufacture, sale, or distribution of class B fire-fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals or restrict the discharge or other use of class B fire-fighting foam in response to an emergency fire-fighting operation; or Prevent the use of nonfluorinated foams, including other class B fire-fighting foams, for purposes of training for fire-fighting operations. (Code 1981, § 25-2-41 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 718, § 1/HB 458.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2019.
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