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(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section:
"Bisphenol A" shall mean the chemical produced in large quantities for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins with the chemical structure of C15 H16 O2.
"Container" shall mean any empty bottle or cup that is specifically designed to be filled with food or liquid to be used primarily by a child under the age of three (3).
(b) Limitations on Bisphenol A content. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any container that is composed of Bisphenol A that is sold or distributed without containing any liquid, food, or beverage; and
(c) Notice – Required. Any retailer shall post a sign in the store that clearly and conspicuously notifies customers that containers offered for sale in the store are not composed of Bisphenol A. The department of business affairs and consumer protection shall promulgate rules and regulations in order to enforce this subsection.
(d) Violation. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $300.00 for the first offense, and not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In addition to such fines, the permit, license or certificate of operation of such person may be suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
(e) Enforcement. The department of business affairs and consumer protection shall enforce this section. The department is also authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of this section. The department of public health shall have the authority to enforce this section.
(f) Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, said judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof already involved in the controversy in which such judgment has been rendered and to the person and circumstances affected thereby.
(Added Coun. J. 5-13-09, p. 62794, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)
(a) As used in this section, the term "gel fuel" shall mean any semi-solid, pourable gelatinous material containing ethyl alcohol manufactured for use in firepots, fire pits, fireplaces, tiki torches and other similar products.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any gel fuel within the City of Chicago.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, gel fuel manufactured for food warming purposes shall not be subject to the limitations set forth herein.
(d) Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $300.00 for the first offense, and not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Added Coun. J. 10-5-11, p. 7954, § 2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or give away any corrosive or caustic acid or any phosphorus or solution thereof, or any hydrogen sulphide, valerianic acid, ammonium valerianate, valerianate of zinc, or any solution or mixture of said substances, or any other nauseous, offensive, or filthy substances of like or similar nature, except upon the written prescription of a physician licensed under the laws of the state, which prescription shall be filled only once and shall have written upon it the name and address of the patient. This section shall not apply to sales at wholesale by manufacturing or wholesale druggists to retail druggists, physicians, or chemists.
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 99-54)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cast, throw, deposit, or place any stink ball, fire ball, or bomb, described in Section 7-28-630 hereof, or to cast, deposit or place any substance described in Section 7-28-640 hereof, from, upon, or to any public way or public place in the city, or at, upon, or within any public conveyance, or upon the floor or within any restaurant, theater, hall, assembly room or public building, or at, upon, or within any automobile or other vehicle within the city.
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 99-55)
ARTICLE V. RAT CONTROL (7-28-660 et seq.)
Inspectors from the department of buildings and the department of streets and sanitation shall have authority to inspect the interior and exterior of buildings, other structures, or parcels on which a building has been demolished or is being constructed to determine evidence of rat harborage, rat infestation and the existence of new breaks or leaks in the rat-stoppage, and when any evidence is found indicating the presence of rats or openings through which rats may enter such buildings or structures, to report such evidence to the appropriate commissioner, who shall serve the owner, agent, or occupant of such building, structure or, parcel with written notice to abate the conditions found.
(Prior code § 99-61.2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-94, p. 61204; Amend Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 68997)
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