§ 7-4-040 — Sale, transfer or distribution of items containing lead-bearing substances

7-4-040 Sale, transfer or distribution of items containing lead-bearing substances.

No person shall have, offer for sale, transfer, distribute to the public, place in the stream of commerce, or manufacture any item that contains a lead-bearing substance. These items include but are not limited to: (a) any jewelry item, toy, or furniture, excluding antique items, that in the ordinary course of use is accessible to or chewable by children; (b) any fixture or other object intended to be used, installed or located in or upon any surface of a dwelling or residential building, child care facility or school and that, in the ordinary course of use, is accessible to or chewable by children; (c) any food or edible item or package or container for food or edible items which contains lead either in excess of a level set by the commissioner or in any concentration that exceeds a United States Food and Drug Administration guideline; and (d) any non-edible item that, in the ordinary course of use, is accessible to or chewable or ingestible by children. (Added Coun. J. 11-5-93, p. 40561; Amend Coun. J. 12-13-06, p. 94902, § 1)