(a) Whenever in the judgment of the administrator such action will promote the objectives of sections 21a-335 to 21a-346, inclusive, by avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to application, the administrator may, by regulation, declare to be a hazardous substance, for the purposes of said sections, any substance or mixture of substances which he finds meets the requirements of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 21a-335.

(b) The administrator may, in addition to regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section, adopt regulations establishing safety requirements, safety standards, banned hazardous substances, labeling requirements and testing procedures for articles subject to sections 21a-335 to 21a-346, inclusive.

(c) If the administrator finds that the hazard of an article subject to sections 21a-335 to 21a-346, inclusive, is such that labeling adequate to protect the public health and safety cannot be devised, or the article presents an imminent danger to the public health and safety, the administrator may by regulation declare such article to be a banned hazardous substance and require its removal from commerce. The administrator shall compile, within available appropriations, and from time to time amend, a list of toys and other articles which are intended for use by children and which are classified as banned hazardous substances, and shall post such list in a conspicuous place on the department's web site. Such list shall be publicly accessible and searchable.

(d) On and after July 1, 2011, if the administrator determines that a standard stricter than one hundred parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of a children's product is feasible, the administrator may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 to establish such stricter standard pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subsection (p) of section 21a-335 that is as low as forty parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of such product.

(1971, P.A. 121, S. 2; P.A. 76-121, S. 2; P.A. 08-106, S. 3, 8; 08-122, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 76-121 replaced provisions of Subsec. (b) re administrator's discretionary power to vary or add label requirements with new provisions, deleted Subsec. (c) re exemptions from label requirements for cases where size or package or minor hazard is a factor, redesignated remaining Subsec. accordingly and made compilation of toy list optional rather than mandatory; Sec. 19-559 transferred to Sec. 21a-336 in 1983; P.A. 08-106 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), amended Subsec. (c) by changing “may” to “shall” re compilation of list and adding requirement re posting accessible and searchable list on web site and added Subsec. (d) re lead content standard; P.A. 08-122 amended Subsec. (c) to add “within available appropriations”.

See Sec. 21a-342 re adoption of regulations for enforcement of chapter.