Effective July 1, 1972, no person shall sell, or hold for sale, any lead-based coatings or toxic heavy-metal- based coatings, unless said lead-based or toxic heavy- metal-based coating is in a secure container bearing a label on its principal display panel on which appear the following statements:
WARNING CONTAINS................................
DRIED FILM OF THIS SUBSTANCE MAY BE HARMFUL IF EATEN OR CHEWED.
Read Carefully Cautions on Instruction Panel.
DRIED FILM OF THIS SUBSTANCE MAY BE HARMFUL IF EATEN OR CHEWED.
Read Carefully Cautions on Instruction Panel.
The following cautionary statement (or its practical equivalent) shall be placed on the label, but need not be part of the warning statement on the principal display panel:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Do not apply on toys and other children's articles, furniture, or interior surfaces of any dwelling or facility which may be occupied or used by children.
Do not apply on toys and other children's articles, furniture, or interior surfaces of any dwelling or facility which may be occupied or used by children.
The blank space in the warning label which follows the word "contains" shall be filled with either the word "Lead" and/or toxic heavy metal substance which is present in the amount specified in the definitions contained in Section 4-276-005 of this Code.
The statements on labels required under the provisions of this section shall be made in conformance with the following requirements:
(a) The statements shall be presented in such a manner as to be generally parallel to the declaration of identity and to the base on which the package rests as it is designed to be displayed and shall be separated from other wording or designs.
(b) The word "WARNING" shall be in capital letters and of a size not less than 18-point type, and the warning statements set forth above shall be in capital letters and of a size not less than 12-point type.
(c) In a case where the size of the container is too small to accommodate a label of sufficient size to allow the use of the type size set forth herein, a reduced size of type which is consistent with other printing on the panel involved may be used, but in no case shall the size be less than 10-point type unless an exemption has been granted under Section 3(c) of the Federal Hazardous Substance Act and Section 191.63 of the regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substance Labeling Act.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 54)