N.Y. PBH Law § 1371
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Manufacture and sale of lead painted toys and furniture
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§ 1371. Manufacture and sale of lead painted toys and furniture. 1. No\nperson shall manufacture, sell or hold for sale a children's toy or\nchildren's furniture having paint or other similar surface-coating\nmaterial thereon containing more than .06 of one per centum of metallic\nlead based on the total weight of the contained solids or dried paint\nfilm.\n 2. The commissioner of health may waive the provisions of this section\nin whole or in part upon a finding by the commissioner in a particular\ninstance that there is no significant threat to the public health; with\nrespect to miniatures the commissioner shall do so, on terms and\nconditions he or she shall establish, upon a final judicial or\nadministrative finding that there is no immediate public health threat\nin that instance.\n
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