Int 0589-2007

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 4 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is hereby amended by adding a new subchapter 3 to read as follows: Subchapter 3 - Products containing phthalates or bisphenol A. § 20-620 Definitions. § 20-621. Products containing phthalates. § 20-622. Products containing bisphenol A. § 20-623. Penalties. § 20-620. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. “Bisphenol A” means bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) dimethylmethane; bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane; 4,4'-bisphenol a; DIAN; p,p'-dihydroxydiphenyldimethylmethane; 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenylpropane; 4,4'-dihydroxy-2,2-diphenylpropane; dimethylmethylene-p,p'-diphenol; beta, beta-di-(p-hydroxyphenyl)propane; dimethyl bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)methane; 2,2-di(4-phenylol)propane; p,p'-isopropylidenebisphenol; 4,4'-dimethylmethylenediphenol; Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-; 2,2-Bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propane; 2,2-Bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)propane; 4,4[-Isopropylidenediphenol; 4,4'-ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL (BISPHENOL A); or Bisphenol A. b. “Child care product” means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer to facilitate sleep of children age 3 and younger, or to help such children with sucking or teething. c. “Children’s toy” means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer for a child 12 years of age or younger for use by the child when the child plays. d. “Consumer product” shall have the meaning as such term is defined in title 15 section 2052(a)(5) of the United States code. § 20-621. Products containing phthalates. a. Beginning on March 1, 2009 and until a final rule regulating the phthalates listed in this subchapter is promulgated by the consumer product safety commission, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the city of New York any children's toy or child care product that contains concentrations of more than 0.1 percent of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). b. Beginning on March 1, 2009 and until a final rule regulating the phthalates listed in this subchapter is promulgated by the United States consumer product safety commission, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the city of New York any children's toy that can be placed in a child's mouth or child care product that contains concentrations of more than 0.1 percent of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), or di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP). c. Any rule promulgated by the United States consumer product safety commission regulating di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) or di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP) in children’s toys or child care products shall supersede any provisions of this section with respect to the phthalate regulated. § 20-622. Products containing bisphenol A. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the city of New York any children's toy or child care article that contains bisphenol A. § 20-623. Penalties. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this subchapter or rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall pay a civil penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for the first violation and for each succeeding violation a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars. § 2. If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the local law that added this section, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. § 3. This local law shall take effect one hundred eighty days after its enactment into law, provided that the commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary for implementing and carrying out the provisions of this section prior to its effective date. AS LS # 2302 10/2/08