On Dec. 15, 2015, the Rockland County Legislature approved Local Law No. 7 of 2015, The Toxic Toys Free Act, an amendment to a previously passed law, Local Law No. 3. This amendment was adopted on Jan. 6, 2016. Important changes to the law include:
- Eliminating the language prohibiting the use of antimony, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, cobalt, lead and mercury in children’s apparel and children’s products
- Requiring children’s apparel and children’s products to comply with existing safety laws including federal product safety laws administered by the Consumer Products Safety Act and Section 396-k of the New York General Business Law – Hazardous Toys; and
- Declaring this law to be preempted by state or federal laws if the state of New York or the Untied State has a final rule in effect with respect to a children’s product safety standard that relates to a specific hazard that conflicts with this Local law.
