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Assembly Bill A4345

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacture and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead

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2017-A4345 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4465
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1376-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5147, S3493
2021-2022: A4522, S5675

2017-A4345 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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 made with polyvinyl chloride in which lead is used as a fire-retardant and stabilizer there shall be a warning label; defines terms; provides for civil penalties.

2017-A4345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4345
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1376-b to read as follows:
   §  1376-B.  MANUFACTURE  AND  SALE OF SEASONAL AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING
 PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD. 1. WHEN USED  IN  THIS  TITLE,  "SEASONAL  AND
 DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN PORTABLE, PLUG-CONNECTED, TEMPO-
 RARY-USE  LIGHTING PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT HAVE A NOMINAL 120-VOLT
 INPUT VOLTAGE RATING.
   (A) LIGHTING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS RULE ARE FACTORY-ASSEM-
 BLED WITH  PUSH-IN,  MIDGET-  OR  MINIATURE-  SCREW  BASE  LAMP  HOLDERS
 CONNECTED IN SERIES OR PARALLEL, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE 120-VOLT INPUT.
   (B)  SUCH  LIGHTING  PRODUCTS  INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LIGHTED
 DECORATIVE OUTFITS SUCH AS WIRED HOLIDAY STRING LIGHTS, PRE-LIT  ARTIFI-
 CIAL  CHRISTMAS  TREES,  PLANTS,  FLOWERS OR WREATHES, STOCKINGS, STARS,
 CANDLES AND LIGHT SCULPTURES.
   2. ON EACH SEASONAL AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCT MANUFACTURED, SOLD
 OR DELIVERED BY A MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTED  WITHIN  THIS  STATE  THAT
 CONTAINS AN ELECTRICAL CORD CASING MADE WITH POLYVINYL CHLORIDE IN WHICH
 LEAD  IS USED AS A FIRE-RETARDANT AND STABILIZER, THERE SHALL BE PRINTED
 THEREON OR ATTACHED THERETO A WARNING LABEL.
   3. SUCH WARNING LABEL SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "WARNING:
 HANDLING THE COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY  EXPOSE  YOU  TO
 LEAD. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE."
   4.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION  OR ASSOCIATION WHO VIOLATES THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN  ONE  THOU-
 SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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