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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 108550-108585



108550.  "Toy," as used in this article, means an article designed
and made for the amusement of a child or for his or her use in play.



108555.  (a) No person shall manufacture, sell, or exchange, have in
his or her possession with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or
offer for sale or exchange to any retailer, any toy that is
contaminated with any toxic substance or that is any of the
following:
   (1) Is coated with paints and lacquers containing compounds of
lead of which the lead content (calculated as Pb) is in excess of
that permitted by federal regulations contained in Part 1303 of Title
16 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted pursuant to the
Consumer Product Safety Act (Title 15 (commencing with Section 2051)
of the United States Code) and the lead limit as reduced by Congress
in Section 101(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-314), or soluble compounds of antimony, arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium, or barium, as identified in
the ASTM International Standard F963-08 "Standard Consumer Safety
Specification for Toy Safety" (ASTM F963).
   (2) Consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated,
filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.
   (3) Has been produced, prepared, packed, shipped, or held under
unsanitary or other conditions whereby it may have become
contaminated with filth or hazardous materials or otherwise rendered
injurious to health.
   (4) Is stuffed, padded, or lined with materials that are toxic or
that would otherwise be hazardous if ingested, inhaled, or contacted.
   (5) Is a stuffed, padded, or lined toy that is not securely
wrapped or packaged.
   (b) The department and local health officers shall enforce this
article.
   (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one
year, or both.


108560.  (a) All toys offered for sale or exchange, shall contain a
label with the name and place of business of the manufacturer,
distributor, or importer in the United States.
   (b) It is unlawful to fail to provide any information required by
this section upon the request of the department.



108565.  (a) Whenever a duly authorized representative of the
department or a local health officer finds, or has probable cause to
believe, that any toy is or would be in violation of this article, he
or she shall affix to the toy or a component thereof a tag or other
appropriate marking, and shall give notice that the toy is suspected
of being in violation of this article, that the toy has been
embargoed, and that no person shall remove the toy until permission
for removal or disposal is given by an authorized agent of the
department, the local health officer, or the court.
   (b) A local health officer shall notify the department within 48
hours of any action taken by the local health officer pursuant to
subdivision (a).



108570.  No person shall knowingly remove, sell, or dispose of a
detained or embargoed toy without permission of an authorized agent
of the department, the local health officer, or the court. Violation
of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or both.




108575.  When an authorized agent of the department or the local
health officer finds, or has reasonable cause to believe, that an
embargo will be violated, he or she may remove the embargoed toy to a
place of safekeeping.


108580.  When a toy is alleged to be in violation of this article,
the department or the local health officer shall commence proceedings
in the superior court in whose county the toy is located, for
condemnation of the article.


108585.  (a) No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or offer
for sale any toy that is designed to depict torture or resemble an
instrument specifically designed for torture, or that specifically
resembles a bomb or grenade.
   (b) This section shall not apply to any model of an aircraft,
ship, motor vehicle, railroad engine, car, or rocketship or other
spacecraft, or to any part of the model.
   (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600).


State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Hsc > 108550-108585

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 108550-108585



108550.  "Toy," as used in this article, means an article designed
and made for the amusement of a child or for his or her use in play.



108555.  (a) No person shall manufacture, sell, or exchange, have in
his or her possession with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or
offer for sale or exchange to any retailer, any toy that is
contaminated with any toxic substance or that is any of the
following:
   (1) Is coated with paints and lacquers containing compounds of
lead of which the lead content (calculated as Pb) is in excess of
that permitted by federal regulations contained in Part 1303 of Title
16 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted pursuant to the
Consumer Product Safety Act (Title 15 (commencing with Section 2051)
of the United States Code) and the lead limit as reduced by Congress
in Section 101(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-314), or soluble compounds of antimony, arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium, or barium, as identified in
the ASTM International Standard F963-08 "Standard Consumer Safety
Specification for Toy Safety" (ASTM F963).
   (2) Consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated,
filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.
   (3) Has been produced, prepared, packed, shipped, or held under
unsanitary or other conditions whereby it may have become
contaminated with filth or hazardous materials or otherwise rendered
injurious to health.
   (4) Is stuffed, padded, or lined with materials that are toxic or
that would otherwise be hazardous if ingested, inhaled, or contacted.
   (5) Is a stuffed, padded, or lined toy that is not securely
wrapped or packaged.
   (b) The department and local health officers shall enforce this
article.
   (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one
year, or both.


108560.  (a) All toys offered for sale or exchange, shall contain a
label with the name and place of business of the manufacturer,
distributor, or importer in the United States.
   (b) It is unlawful to fail to provide any information required by
this section upon the request of the department.



108565.  (a) Whenever a duly authorized representative of the
department or a local health officer finds, or has probable cause to
believe, that any toy is or would be in violation of this article, he
or she shall affix to the toy or a component thereof a tag or other
appropriate marking, and shall give notice that the toy is suspected
of being in violation of this article, that the toy has been
embargoed, and that no person shall remove the toy until permission
for removal or disposal is given by an authorized agent of the
department, the local health officer, or the court.
   (b) A local health officer shall notify the department within 48
hours of any action taken by the local health officer pursuant to
subdivision (a).



108570.  No person shall knowingly remove, sell, or dispose of a
detained or embargoed toy without permission of an authorized agent
of the department, the local health officer, or the court. Violation
of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or both.




108575.  When an authorized agent of the department or the local
health officer finds, or has reasonable cause to believe, that an
embargo will be violated, he or she may remove the embargoed toy to a
place of safekeeping.


108580.  When a toy is alleged to be in violation of this article,
the department or the local health officer shall commence proceedings
in the superior court in whose county the toy is located, for
condemnation of the article.


108585.  (a) No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or offer
for sale any toy that is designed to depict torture or resemble an
instrument specifically designed for torture, or that specifically
resembles a bomb or grenade.
   (b) This section shall not apply to any model of an aircraft,
ship, motor vehicle, railroad engine, car, or rocketship or other
spacecraft, or to any part of the model.
   (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600).



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Statutes > California > Hsc > 108550-108585

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 108550-108585



108550.  "Toy," as used in this article, means an article designed
and made for the amusement of a child or for his or her use in play.



108555.  (a) No person shall manufacture, sell, or exchange, have in
his or her possession with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or
offer for sale or exchange to any retailer, any toy that is
contaminated with any toxic substance or that is any of the
following:
   (1) Is coated with paints and lacquers containing compounds of
lead of which the lead content (calculated as Pb) is in excess of
that permitted by federal regulations contained in Part 1303 of Title
16 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted pursuant to the
Consumer Product Safety Act (Title 15 (commencing with Section 2051)
of the United States Code) and the lead limit as reduced by Congress
in Section 101(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-314), or soluble compounds of antimony, arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium, or barium, as identified in
the ASTM International Standard F963-08 "Standard Consumer Safety
Specification for Toy Safety" (ASTM F963).
   (2) Consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated,
filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.
   (3) Has been produced, prepared, packed, shipped, or held under
unsanitary or other conditions whereby it may have become
contaminated with filth or hazardous materials or otherwise rendered
injurious to health.
   (4) Is stuffed, padded, or lined with materials that are toxic or
that would otherwise be hazardous if ingested, inhaled, or contacted.
   (5) Is a stuffed, padded, or lined toy that is not securely
wrapped or packaged.
   (b) The department and local health officers shall enforce this
article.
   (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one
year, or both.


108560.  (a) All toys offered for sale or exchange, shall contain a
label with the name and place of business of the manufacturer,
distributor, or importer in the United States.
   (b) It is unlawful to fail to provide any information required by
this section upon the request of the department.



108565.  (a) Whenever a duly authorized representative of the
department or a local health officer finds, or has probable cause to
believe, that any toy is or would be in violation of this article, he
or she shall affix to the toy or a component thereof a tag or other
appropriate marking, and shall give notice that the toy is suspected
of being in violation of this article, that the toy has been
embargoed, and that no person shall remove the toy until permission
for removal or disposal is given by an authorized agent of the
department, the local health officer, or the court.
   (b) A local health officer shall notify the department within 48
hours of any action taken by the local health officer pursuant to
subdivision (a).



108570.  No person shall knowingly remove, sell, or dispose of a
detained or embargoed toy without permission of an authorized agent
of the department, the local health officer, or the court. Violation
of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or both.




108575.  When an authorized agent of the department or the local
health officer finds, or has reasonable cause to believe, that an
embargo will be violated, he or she may remove the embargoed toy to a
place of safekeeping.


108580.  When a toy is alleged to be in violation of this article,
the department or the local health officer shall commence proceedings
in the superior court in whose county the toy is located, for
condemnation of the article.


108585.  (a) No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or offer
for sale any toy that is designed to depict torture or resemble an
instrument specifically designed for torture, or that specifically
resembles a bomb or grenade.
   (b) This section shall not apply to any model of an aircraft,
ship, motor vehicle, railroad engine, car, or rocketship or other
spacecraft, or to any part of the model.
   (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600).