2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 39.4. Childhood Lead Poisoning › 16-41-39.4-7. Sales of Consumer and Other Products

Sec. 7. (a) A retail establishment that sells paint or paint products shall do all of the following:
(1) Offer for sale a lead test kit that is capable of determining the presence of a lead-based paint hazard.
(2) Provide to customers the federal Environmental Protection Agency pamphlet "Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home" or a similar source of information approved by the state department.
(3) Ensure that at least one (1) employee who provides advice to customers concerning paint and paint products:
(A) attends a training program concerning lead hazards; and
(B) provides training to other employees who provide advice to customers concerning paint and paint products.
This subsection does not apply to a paint or paint product that is used solely for a craft or hobby.
(b) A person that sells, offers for sale, or distributes a consumer product shall not remove, erase, or obscure the visibility of a statement that:
(1) the manufacturer or wholesaler of the consumer product has placed on the consumer product or the container or wrapper in which the consumer product is contained; and
(2) specifies that the consumer product contains or may contain lead.
(c) A person shall not sell or offer for sale at wholesale or retail or distribute a consumer product, surface coating material, a food product, or food packaging that:
(1) is a banned hazardous substance under the federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(q)(1)); or
(2) has been determined by the state department to:
(A) have a lead content that is greater than the lesser of the lead content specifications for lead paint in 16 CFR 1303.2 or state law; and
(B) pose a danger of childhood lead poisoning because the product, material, or packaging is reasonably expected to be accessible to, chewed by, or ingested by a child who is less than seven (7) years of age.
(d) If the state department, based on:
(1) test results performed by a certified laboratory at the state department's request;
(2) information received from a federal agency; or
(3) other reliable information;
has reason to believe that a person has violated this section, the state department may, with or without a prior hearing, issue to the person a cease and desist order if the commissioner determines a cease and desist order is in the public interest. In addition to all other remedies, the commissioner may bring an action in the name and on behalf of the state against the person to enjoin the person from violating this section.
(e) The state department or a local health department may at any time during regular business hours inspect any premises where consumer products are sold, offered for sale, or distributed to establish compliance with this section.
(f) The state department may seize an item that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in violation of this section.
(g) The state department shall, not later than May 1, 2009, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section. The rules adopted under this subsection:
(1) may:
(A) establish exceptions under which items described in subsection (c) may be sold, offered for sale, or distributed upon the state department's determination that the risk posed to children by the items is minimal; or
(B) require labeling of an item or signage to reflect that the item contains lead; and
(2) must be consistent with federal law.
As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.57-2009, SEC.16.