It seems to get worse before it gets worse here. I bought an Stihl FS250 brush cutter a few years ago to replace a 20+ year old one. The guy at the counter tells me I got lucky when I called to order it, there was only 2 left in the state that he could put hands on before they were banned for dirty emissions. I had him order the other one for me too so I'd have a spare, chances are if CA says you can't have it, it's probably a good thing to have around.I guess I'm not surprised. CA is making it very unfriendly for many products and companies.
I went back for some parts and the same guy says that was one of the good ones, and proceeded to tell me a story about a guy that bought 2 of them just to have a spare