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                                  4646--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMOTAS, SIMON, MAGNARELLI, McDONOUGH, MOSLEY,
   GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO,  TITONE  --  read
   once  and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
   -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection  in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to child proofing
   liquid detergent packets
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-ggg to read as follows:
   §  399-GGG. PACKAGING OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION:
   (A) "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS" SHALL  MEAN  A  CONSUMER  PRODUCT  THAT
 CONSISTS  OF A LIQUID OR GEL DETERGENT ENCLOSED IN A WATER SOLUBLE OUTER
 LAYER AND IS DESIGNED TO BE PLACED IN A WASHING MACHINE;
   (B) "CHILD-RESISTANT WRAPPER" SHALL MEAN AN  OPAQUE  COVERING  OF  THE
 LIQUID  DETERGENT PACKET THAT IS NOT EASILY PERMEATED BY A CHILD'S BITE,
 WHICH HAS A UNIFORM COLOR THAT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO CHILDREN; AND
   (C) "PACKAGE" SHALL MEAN OVERALL CHILD-RESISTANT  STOCK  KEEPING  ITEM
 THAT CONTAINS LIQUID DETERGENT PACKAGES.
   2.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION SHALL
 DISTRIBUTE, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR RETAIL SALE IN  THIS  STATE  ANY
 LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS,  UNLESS  THE  LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS ARE
 CONTAINED IN A CHILD-RESISTANT WRAPPER  WHICH  IS  DESIGNED  TO  PREVENT
 ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO LIQUID DETERGENT.
   3.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION SHALL
 DISTRIBUTE, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR RETAIL SALE IN  THIS  STATE  ANY
 LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS  UNLESS  SUCH  LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS ARE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 4646--A                          2
 
 DESIGNED IN AN OPAQUE, UNIFORM COLOR THAT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO  CHILDREN
 AND IS NOT EASILY PERMEATED BY A CHILD'S BITE.
   4. EACH LIQUID DETERGENT PACKET SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN A SEPARATE, INDI-
 VIDUAL,  NON-PERMEABLE,  CHILD-RESISTANT  WRAPPER  CONTAINING  A WARNING
 STATING "WARNING: HARMFUL IF PUT IN MOUTH OR  SWALLOWED.  EYE  IRRITANT.
 KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN".
   5.  EVERY  PACKAGE  OF  LIQUID  DETERGENT PACKETS DISTRIBUTED, SOLD AT
 RETAIL, OR OFFERED FOR RETAIL SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN A WARNING
 CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF THE EXPOSURE OF LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS  TO
 CHILDREN. SUCH WARNING SHALL BE READABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED ON THE
 PACKAGE  AND  SHALL  STATE:  "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS ARE NOT FOR HUMAN
 CONSUMPTION. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR EXPOSED TO THE EYES OR SKIN.   KEEP
 OUT OF REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN. IN CASE OF EXPOSURE CONTACT A PHYSI-
 CIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY".
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.