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Senate Bill S1607

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of cadmium-added novelty consumer products

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2017-S1607 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 2 §27-0201, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2729
2013-2014: S6729
2015-2016: S1126

2017-S1607 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute free of charge any cadmium-added novelty consumer products.

2017-S1607 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1607
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. AVELLA, CARLUCCI, HOYLMAN, SAVINO -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   cadmium-added novelty consumer products

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 2 to read as follows:
                                   TITLE 2
                  CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS
 SECTION 27-0201. CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
 § 27-0201. CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
   1.  "CADMIUM-ADDED  NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCT" MEANS A PRODUCT INTENDED
 MAINLY FOR PERSONAL USE OR ADORNMENT THAT CONTAINS CADMIUM IN AN  AMOUNT
 EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF .0075 PER CENT BY WEIGHT.  CADMIUM-ADDED NOVEL-
 TY  CONSUMER  PRODUCTS  INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JEWELRY, TOYS AND
 ORNAMENTS.
   2. ON AND AFTER JUNE 1, 2019, NO PERSON SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE  OR
 DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE IN THE STATE ANY CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUM-
 ER  PRODUCT.  A  MANUFACTURER  THAT PRODUCES OR THAT SELLS CADMIUM-ADDED
 NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS SHALL NOTIFY RETAILERS THAT SELL SUCH PRODUCTS
 ABOUT THE PRODUCT BAN AND INFORM SUCH RETAILERS HOW TO PROPERLY  DISPOSE
 OF THE REMAINING INVENTORY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00859-01-7

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