HOUSE BILL No. 4446


     March 8, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Raczkowski, Jacobs, Bogardus, Woodward, O'Neil, Rich Brown, Schermesser,
Gieleghem, Adamini, Toy, Bovin, Bernero, Schauer, Dennis, Pappageorge, Anderson, Minore, Switalski and Hansen and referred to
the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 172.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                  PART 172.

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           SEC. 17201.  BEGINNING 60 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF

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      THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS PART, A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL,

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      OFFER FOR SALE, OR OFFER FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES A CANDLE WITH A

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      CANDLEWICK THAT CONTAINS LEAD OR A LEAD COMPOUND IN THIS STATE OR

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      FOR USE IN THIS STATE UNLESS THE CANDLE IS CLEARLY LABELED WITH A

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      WARNING THAT THE CANDLEWICK CONTAINS LEAD OR A LEAD COMPOUND.

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           SEC. 17202.  BEGINNING 1 YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF

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      THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS PART, A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL,

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      OFFER FOR SALE, OR OFFER FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES A CANDLEWICK

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      THAT CONTAINS LEAD OR A LEAD COMPOUND OR A CANDLE WITH A


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      CANDLEWICK THAT CONTAINS LEAD OR A LEAD COMPOUND IN THIS STATE OR

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      FOR USE IN THIS STATE.

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           SEC. 17203.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENFORCE THIS PART.

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           (2) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS PART IS GUILTY OF A MISDE-

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      MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 60 DAYS OR A

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      FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00, OR BOTH, PLUS THE COSTS OF

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      PROSECUTION.










































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