Sacramento

Partial or Part-Year BanUnclassified

Ban status

Use of gas-powered and electric leaf blowers prohibited on days when the Air Quality Index reaches 101 or higher (the "unhealthy" threshold) since 2020. Unique among our tracked ordinances — the restriction is air-quality-triggered rather than calendar-seasonal.

Enacted: 2020-11-10In effect since: 2020-12-09

Last updated: Jun 3, 2026

Advocacy

Petition: Ban Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers in Sacramento— Change.org
Citywide Sacramento ban petition. Lists 50+ banning municipalities including Carmel CA (1975, first city in USA), Beverly Hills, Berkeley, Santa Monica, etc. Active.

Research & citations

City of Sacramento — leaf-blower ordinance source— City of Sacramento, 2020-11-10
City portable-blowers page; Municipal Code Ch. 8.70 (Ord. 2020-0042) adopted Nov 10 2020, effective Dec 9 2020.
Interactive Map of Lawn Mower and Leaf Blower Policies— PIRG Education Fund
PIRG Education Fund interactive map of US lawn-mower and leaf-blower regulations at the state and municipal level.
Sacramento, CA — Municipal Code (MuniCode)

California context

In forceAB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban

Enacted 2021-10-09· Effective 2024-01-01

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