Chapter 377

2012 -- S 2482

Enacted 06/21/12

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY SAFETY ACT

Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Perry, Miller, Sosnowski, and Gallo

Date Introduced: February 16, 2012

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 24.11

COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY SAFETY ACT

23-24.11-1. Short title. – This act shall be known and may be cited as the

“Comprehensive Children’s Jewelry Safety Act.”

23-24.11-2. Definitions. – (a) “Children’s jewelry” means jewelry designed or intended

primarily for use by children twelve (12) years of age or younger to be worn as an item of

personal ornamentation, and does not include:

(1) Toys or other products intended for use when a child plays;

(2) Accessories;

(3) Apparel;

(4) Footwear; or

(5) Any other product whose purpose is primarily functional and not ornamental.

(b) “ASTM F 2923-11” means the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)

International Standard Specification for Consumer Product Safety for Children’s Jewelry in effect

on January 1, 2012.

23-24.11-3. Requirements. – All children’s jewelry manufactured one hundred eighty

(180) days after the effective date of this act shall meet the requirements of ASTM F 2923-11.

23-24.11-4. Duration. – The provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect until a

superseding federal standard for children’s jewelry takes effect.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC01782

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