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California Legal Code

§ 108555

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

hole 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.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 331, Sec. 1. (SB 1365) Effective January 1, 2011.)

Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&division=104.&title=&part=3.&chapter=5.&article=2.· Version 2026

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