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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-1301" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Lead-Containing Children's Products">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Child” means an individual who is under the age of 13 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Children’s product” means a product designed or intended primarily for a child as specified in federal law.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Children’s product” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Food as defined in § 21–101 of the Health – General Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any component part of a children’s product that is not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product as specified in federal law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Federal law” means the Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 and regulations adopted under the Act.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Lead–containing product” means a product in which any part, component, or coating of the product contains lead or lead compounds greater than the lesser of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="0">
        <text>06% by weight of the total weight of the part, component, or coating; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The standard established under federal law regarding the permissible level of lead in children’s products.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Manufacturer” means a person that is the brand owner of a product.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Product” includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Accessories and jewelry;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Clothing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Decorative objects;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Furniture;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Lunch boxes and eating utensils;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Toys; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Any other item specified by the Department in regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
