Statute · California Public Resources Code
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15025 — Consumer Products Containing Mercury
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15025
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Public Resources Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2002-09-17
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
Citator
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 15025 — Consumer Products Containing Mercury is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Mercury-added novelty” means a mercury-added product intended mainly for personal or household enjoyment or adornment. A “mercury-added novelty” includes, but is not limited to, any item intended for use as a practical joke, figurine, adornment, toy, game, card, ornament, yard statue or figure, candle, jewelry, holiday decoration, and item of apparel, including footwear. “Mercury-added novelty” does not include a product that contains no mercury other than in a mercury-added button cell battery.
(b) “Mercury fever thermometer” means a mercury-added product that is used for measuring body temperature. Mercury fever thermometer does not include a digital thermometer that uses mercury-added button cell batteries.
(c) “School” means any school used for the purpose of the education of more than 12 children in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.