City of Philadelphia - File #: 090260

• File #: 090260
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/2/2009
• In control: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
• Final action: 6/18/2009
• Title: Amending Section 6-403 of Title 6 ("Health Code") of The Philadelphia Code, to establish prohibitions on items containing lead and to add jewelry to the list of items that may not receive or maintain a lead-based coating, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco
• Indexes: LEAD-BASED PAINT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/17/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/18/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/18/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/11/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/11/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/11/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/9/2009	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/9/2009	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/9/2009	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	HEARING HELD
4/2/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/2/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced (By Request) and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 6-403 of Title 6 ("Health Code") of The Philadelphia Code, to establish prohibitions on items containing lead and to add jewelry to the list of items that may not receive or maintain a lead-based coating, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE.

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CHAPTER 6-400. MISCELLANEOUS STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.

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§ 6-403. Residential and Occupancy Hygiene.

(1) Definitions.

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(b) Containing Lead. Having a content that includes lead or lead compound in excess of the limits set forth in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, P.L. 110-314, Sec. 101 (codified at 12 U.S.C. § 1278a (a)(2)), unless the Board of Health determines that the amount of lead in the content of a specific product or type of product does not constitute "Containing Lead" for purposes of this Section.

(2) Prohibited Conduct.

(a) No person shall apply or cause to be applied any lead based coating to toys, furniture, food utensils, jewelry, household products or the interior or exterior surfaces, fixtures or appurtenances of any dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit, rooming unit, institution or similar type facility, except at those locations permitted by Federal Law or Regulation.

(b) No person shall sell, transfer or deliver toys, furniture, food utensils, jewelry, or household products containing lead, or to which lead based coating has been applied.

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(d) No person shall permit lead based coating to remain on any toy, furniture, food utensil, jewelry, household product or the exterior or interior surfaces, fixtures or appurtenances of any dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit, rooming unit, institution or similar type facility where the surface may be readily accessible to children under the age of six years ...