# New Hampshire · waxes produced for use on boats, skis, surfboards, bodyboards, or skimboards — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For New Hampshire, product category is waxes produced for use on boats, skis, surfboards, bodyboards, or skimboards; effective date is 2027-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is NH RSA 149-M:64, IV(i) (2025, 19:1; HB 167); pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.

- **State:** New Hampshire _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** waxes produced for use on boats, skis, surfboards, bodyboards, or skimboards _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2027-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** NH RSA 149-M:64, IV(i) (2025, 19:1; HB 167) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Exemptions:** products made with at least 85 percent recycled content _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> IV. Product Ban. On January 1, 2027, the following PFAS-added consumer products shall be prohibited from being sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale or for promotional purposes in the state: (a) Carpets or rugs. (b) Cosmetics. (c) Textile treatments. (d) Feminine hygiene products. (e) Food packaging and containers. (f) Juvenile products. (g) Upholstered furniture. (h) Textile furnishings. (i) Waxes produced for use on boats, skis, surfboards, bodyboards, or skimboards.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Effective Date

> IV. Product Ban. On January 1, 2027, the following PFAS-added consumer products shall be prohibited from being sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale or for promotional purposes in the state:

### PFAS Definition

> "Intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product or product component and that have a functional or technical effect in the product or product component

### Exemptions

> (b) The following are exempt from the PFAS ban imposed by this section: (1) Products made with at least 85 percent recycled content.

## Source

- https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/X/149-M/149-M-64.htm

Last verified: 2026-10-07. Review by: 2027-01-05.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).