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SB-1365 Public safety: consumer products.(2009-2010)

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Senate Bill No. 1365
CHAPTER 331

An act to amend Section 108555 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public safety.

[ Approved by Governor  September 25, 2010. Filed with Secretary of State  September 27, 2010. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1365, Corbett. Public safety: consumer products.
Existing law provides no person shall manufacture, sell, or exchange, have in his or her possession with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or offer for sale or exchange to any retailer, any toy that is contaminated with any toxic substance, as provided, including, but not limited to, paints and lacquers containing compounds of lead in excess of that permitted by federal law, as specified.
This bill would revise the cross-reference to federal law.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 108555 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

108555.
 (a) No person shall manufacture, sell, or exchange, have in his or her possession with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or offer for sale or exchange to any retailer, any toy that is contaminated with any toxic substance or that is any of the following:
(1) Is coated with paints and lacquers containing compounds of lead of which the lead content (calculated as Pb) is in excess of that permitted by federal regulations contained in Part 1303 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Act (Title 15 (commencing with Section 2051) of the United States Code) and the lead limit as reduced by Congress in Section 101(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-314), or soluble compounds of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium, or barium, as identified in the ASTM International Standard F963-08 “Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety” (ASTM F963).
(2) Consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.
(3) Has been produced, prepared, packed, shipped, or held under unsanitary or other conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or hazardous materials or otherwise rendered injurious to health.
(4) Is stuffed, padded, or lined with materials that are toxic or that would otherwise be hazardous if ingested, inhaled, or contacted.
(5) Is a stuffed, padded, or lined toy that is not securely wrapped or packaged.
(b) The department and local health officers shall enforce this article.
(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or both.