§ 82-315. Prohibition upon manufacture and sale of articles with lead-based substances.  


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  • No person shall manufacture, knowingly sell, or hold for sale any of the following articles that have or contain lead-based substances:

    (1)

    Any fixtures or other objects intended to be used, installed, or located upon the interior or exterior of a building;

    (2)

    Any toys, play equipment or furniture; or

    (3)

    Any food container or cooking, eating, and drinking utensils and tableware with extractable lead resulting in an excess of .226 parts per million of lead in a leachable solution for plates, saucers, and other flatware, and .100 parts per million of lead for cups, mugs, pitchers, and other hollowware.

    (4)

    This provision shall not prohibit the resale of architectural millwork that contains a lead-based substance, however, that resellers of architectural millwork from a building constructed prior to 1978 are required to provide the EPA pamphlet entitled "Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home" to all purchasers of such millwork at the time of purchase.

(Code 1956, § 29-95; Ord. No. 20,345, § 1, 9-6-01)