9950.  Any advertisement, brochure, owner's manual, or sales manual
relating to any gasoline-powered motor vehicle of a type subject to
registration with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of
under 6,000 pounds of 1972 or later year model which contains any
reference to the horsepower of the engine of the vehicle shall state
only the Society of Automotive Engineers horsepower rating of such
engine, as installed (net), as determined by S.A.E. Standard  J1349.



9952.  Any person who publishes, or causes to be published, or
offers for sale or sells, or gives to another person, any
advertisement, brochure, owner's manual, or sales manual which
violates Section 9950 is guilty of an infraction.



9953.  Every manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold in this state
which, as equipped, may not be operated with tire chains shall do
both of the following:
   (a) Indicate that fact in the owner's manual for the vehicle or
other written material provided by the manufacturer regarding the
vehicle.
   (b) Provide each of its franchised new motor vehicle dealers in
this state with a list of the affected vehicle models on an annual
basis and prior to the manufacturer's introduction of its new model
year vehicles.  The list shall include sufficient information,
including information regarding tire sizes where necessary, to allow
the selling dealer to determine when disclosure is required pursuant
to Section 11713.6.