Provides that on each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed in this state that contains an electrical cord casing in which lead is present in a quantity greater than one hundred parts per million, there shall be a warning label; defines terms; provides for civil penalties.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4522--A
Cal. No. 315
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, L. ROSENTHAL, ENGLEBRIGHT, WEPRIN,
SEAWRIGHT, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to the
Committee on Codes -- reported from committee, advanced to a third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the
order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the manufacture
and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2 1376-b to read as follows:
3 § 1376-b. Manufacture and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting
4 products containing lead. 1. When used in this title, "seasonal and
5 decorative lighting product" shall mean portable, plug-connected, tempo-
6 rary-use lighting products and accessories that have a nominal 120-volt
7 input voltage rating.
8 (a) Lighting products within the scope of this rule are factory-assem-
9 bled with push-in, midget or miniature screw base lamp holders connected
10 in series or parallel, directly across the 120-volt input.
11 (b) Such lighting products include, but are not limited to lighted
12 decorative outfits such as wired holiday string lights, pre-lit artifi-
13 cial Christmas trees, plants, flowers or wreaths, stockings, stars,
14 candles and light sculptures.
15 2. On each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold
16 or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed within this state that
17 contains an electrical cord casing in which lead is present in a quanti-
18 ty greater than one hundred parts per million, there shall be printed
19 thereon or attached thereto a warning label.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. Such warning label shall contain the following statement: "WARNING:
2 HANDLING THE COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO
3 LEAD. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE."
4 4. Any person, firm, corporation or association who violates this
5 section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thou-
6 sand dollars for each such violation.
7 5. The commissioner may waive the provisions of this section in whole
8 or in part upon finding by the commissioner in a particular instance
9 that there is no significant threat to public health.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
