Bills › 88th General Assembly
Providing labeling requirements for household hazardous plants, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Business & economy
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2019
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill prohibits a person from distributing, selling, or offering for retail sale in the state a household hazardous plant unless the plant bears a label containing a prominent warning or caution statement, in accordance with rules prescribed by the department of natural resources identifying the plant as a hazardous household plant which may produce injury or illness if ingested or consumed. The bill defines “household hazardous plant” to mean a plant or plant product, designated by the department, which is used for residential purposes and which may produce personal injury or illness to humans or animals if ingested or consumed.
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10, a person who violates the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days or a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625 or by both.