Minnesota bill introduced to ban sale of new gas-powered yard equipment
In Minnesota, state representatives Heather Edelson and Jerry Newton have introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of nonelectric powered lawn and garden equipment.
The ban would include “any of the following types of equipment powered by a spark ignition engine rated at or below 19 kilowatts or 25 gross horsepower,” according to the bill’s language:
- Lawnmowers
- Leaf blowers
- Hedge clippers
- Chainsaws
- String trimmers
- Edgers
- Brush cutters
The bill was referred to the House Commerce Finance and Policy committee on February 13.
Edelson and Newton have also authored a bill that would prohibit the sale of ice-resurfacing machines not powered solely by electricity. That bill also has been referred to the House Commerce Finance and Policy committee.
