A7752-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• Jun 13, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.148
• Jun 13, 2011: rules report cal.148
• Jun 13, 2011: reported
• Jun 7, 2011: reported referred to rules
• May 24, 2011: reported referred to codes
• May 16, 2011: referred to environmental conservation

A7752-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         7752
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 May 16, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SWEENEY, COLTON, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, JACOBS, GALEF,
 COOK, MAISEL, P. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, MENG, BENEDETTO, ROBERTS
 -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, GLICK, GUNTHER, HOOPER, McEN
 ENY, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environ
 mental Conservation
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 manufacturing of children's toys and child care products
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:

 TITLE 4
 MANUFACTURE OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
 SECTION 37-0401. DEFINITIONS.
 37-0403. PROHIBITION.
 37-0405. LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVES.
 37-0407. EXCEPTIONS.
 

S 37-0401. DEFINITIONS.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

 1. "TOY" MEANS ALL PRODUCTS DESIGNED OR INTENDED BY  THE  MANUFACTURER
 TO BE USED BY CHILDREN WHEN THEY PLAY.
 2. "CHILD CARE ARTICLE" MEANS ALL PRODUCTS DESIGNED OR INTENDED BY THE
 MANUFACTURER  TO  FACILITATE  SLEEP, RELAXATION, OR THE FEEDING OF CHIL
 DREN, OR TO HELP CHILDREN WITH SUCKING OR TEETHING.
 

S 37-0403. PROHIBITION.
 1. COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, NO PERSON OR  ENTITY
 SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR DISTRIBUTE IN COMMERCE ANY TOY OR CHILD CARE
 ARTICLE THAT CONTAINS DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE (DEHP), DIBUTYL PHTHA
 LATE (DBP), OR BENZYL BUTYL PHTHALATE (BBP), IN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING
 0.1 PERCENT.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08752-01-1
 
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 2.  COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, NO PERSON OR ENTITY
 SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR DISTRIBUTE IN COMMERCE ANY TOY OR CHILD CARE
 ARTICLE INTENDED FOR USE BY A CHILD UNDER THREE YEARS  OF  AGE  IF  THAT
 PRODUCT CAN BE PLACED IN THE CHILD'S MOUTH AND CONTAINS DIISONOYL PHTHA
 LATE  (DINP),  DIISODECYL  PHTHALATE  (DIDP),  OR  DI-N-OCTYL  PHTHALATE
 (DNOP), IN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING 0.1 PERCENT.
 

S 37-0405. LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVES.
 MANUFACTURERS SHALL USE THE LEAST  TOXIC  ALTERNATIVE  WHEN  REPLACING
 PHTHALATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS TITLE.
 

S 37-0407. EXCEPTIONS.
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE SALE OR DISTRIB
 UTION  OF  CHILD  CARE ARTICLES OR TOYS RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE, OR
 DISTRIBUTED BY CONSUMERS FOR CONSUMER USE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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