Sale, transfer or distribution of items containing lead-bearing substances.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-4-040
in effect7-4-040 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)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2640129Fetched: 10/24/2026