Sec. 501.022. DESIGNATION OF BANNED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any article, including clothing intended for the use of children, that is not properly packaged or that does not comply with applicable flammability standards established by the executive commissioner. The executive commissioner's determination that articles of clothing of a specified range of sizes are intended for the use of a child 14 years of age or younger is conclusive.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any toy or other article, other than clothing, intended for the use of children that is a hazardous substance or bears or contains a hazardous substance in a manner accessible by a child to whom the toy or other article is entrusted.
(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any hazardous substance intended or packaged in a form suitable for use in a household that, notwithstanding cautionary labeling required by this chapter, is potentially so dangerous or hazardous when present or used in a household that the protection of the public health and safety may be adequately served only by keeping the substance out of commerce.
(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any article subject to this chapter that cannot be labeled adequately to protect the public health and safety or that presents an imminent danger to the public health and safety.
(e) This section does not apply to a toy or article such as a chemical set that because of its functional purpose requires the inclusion of a hazardous substance or necessarily presents an electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard if the toy or article:
(1) bears labeling that in the judgment of the department gives adequate directions and warnings for safe use; and
(2) is intended for use by children who have attained sufficient maturity and may reasonably be expected to read and heed those directions and warnings.
(f) This section does not apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of fireworks of any class.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1263, eff. April 2, 2015.
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