Explanation and warning required before sale, rental or offer to sell or rent generator.
1. Every manufacturer of a generator of electricity capable of being connected either permanently or temporarily to an electrical system must:
(a) Include a statement in the instruction manual for the generator; and
(b) Attach to the generator a legible label,
Êexplaining the requirements for installation of the generator and warning of the hazard of backfeed into a public utility’s system for distribution of electricity. Any advertisement offering to rent or sell a portable generator of electricity must contain the same information.
2. No person, government, governmental agency or political subdivision may sell, rent or offer to sell or rent a portable generator of electricity unless the label prescribed in subsection 1 is on a visible surface of the generator.
Last modified: February 26, 2006