(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or detergent containing more than eight and seven tenths percent (8 7/10%) of phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus, within the City from and after March 31, 1984, nor shall any person, firm or corporation sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or detergent which contains more than seven grams (7 g.) of phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus, within the City from and after March 31, 1984, whichever is greater. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, synthetic detergents or detergents manufactured for use in machine dishwasher, dairy equipment, beverage equipment, food processing equipment and industrial cleaning equipment shall not be subject to the limitations herein set forth.
(b) The concentration of phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus in any synthetic detergent or detergent, shall be determined by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (A.S.T.M.).
(Ord. 5494-84. Passed 7-9-84.)