§2702. Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Child" means an individual who has not reached the age of eighteen years or otherwise been legally emancipated.
(2) "Child care facility" means a facility as defined in R.S. 46:1403(B) or a family child day care home or a group child day care home as defined in R.S. 46:1441.1.
(3) "Children's product" means a product, including but not limited to a full-size crib, non-full-size crib, toddler bed, bed, car seat, chair, high chair, booster chair, hook-on chair, bath seat, gate or other enclosure for confining a child, play yard, stationary activity center, carrier, stroller, walker, or infant swing that is designed or intended to come into contact with the child while the product is used. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a product is not a "children's product" for purposes of this Chapter if either of the following applies:
(a) It may be used by or for the care of a child under six years old, but it is designed or intended for use by the general population or segments of the general population and not solely or primarily for use by a child or for the care of a child.
(b) It is a medication, drug, or food or is intended to be ingested.
(4) "Commercial user" means a person who deals in children's products or who holds himself out as having knowledge or skill relating to children's products, or a person who is in the business of remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise placing in the stream of commerce children's products.
(5) "Consumer protection section" means the office of the attorney general, public protection division, consumer protection section.
(6) "Crib" means a bed or containment designed to accommodate an infant.
(7) "Department" means the department responsible for issuing licenses or certificates of registration for child care facilities, as defined in this Section.
(8) "Full-size crib" means a full-size crib as defined in 16 CFR 1508.3, regarding the requirements for full-size cribs.
(9) "Non-full-size crib" means a non-full-size crib as defined in 16 CFR 1509.2, regarding the requirements for non-full-size cribs.
(10) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
Acts 2001, No. 1164, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.