Section 20-727. CONSUMER PRODUCTS – CONTACT ADHESIVES, ELECTRONIC CLEANERS, FOOTWEAR AND LEATHER CARE PRODUCTS, AND GENERAL PURPOSE DEGREASERS

 

727.1 Except as provided in sections § 727.2 and 727.4, effective January 1, 2012, no person shall sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for use in the District of Columbia any contact adhesive, electronic cleaner, footwear or leather care product, or general purpose degreaser that contains methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, or trichloroethylene.

 

727.2 Contact adhesives, electronic cleaners, footwear or leather care products, or general purpose degreasers that contain methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, or trichloroethylene and were manufactured before January 1, 2012, may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale until May 1, 2012, so long as the product container or package displays the date on which the product was manufactured, or a code indicating such date, in accordance with § 732.

 

727.3 Any person who sells or supplies a consumer product identified above in § 727.1 shall notify the purchaser of the product, in writing, that the sell-through period for that product will end on May 1, 2012, provided, however, that this notification must be given only if both of the following conditions are met:

 

(a) The product is sold or supplied through a distributor or retailer; and

 

(b) The product is sold or supplied on or after January 1, 2012.

 

727.4 The requirements of § 727.1 and 721.3 shall not apply to any contact adhesives, electronic cleaner, footwear or leather care product, or general purpose degreaser containing methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, or trichloroethylene that is present as an impurity in a combined amount equal to or less than one one-hundredth of a percent (0.01%) by weight. 

 

 

authority

The Director of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE or Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 5 and 6(b) of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, as amended, effective March 15, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-165 (DCAPC); D.C. Official Code §§ 8-101.05 and 8-101.06(b)(2008 Repl.)), section 107(4) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.07(4)(2008 Repl.)), Mayor's Order 98-44, dated April 10, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 3879 (April 16, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10781 (November 26, 2004); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11286, 11315 (December 30, 2011).

EditorNote

Section 727 is formerly "Consumer Products - Charcoal Lighter Materials." The Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11286 (December 30, 2011) repealed and replaced it with "Consumer Products - Contact Adhesives, Electronic Cleaners, Footwear and Leather Products, and General Purpose Degreasers."