§ 23-24.1-2 - Definitions.
SECTION 23-24.1-2
§ 23-24.1-2 Definitions. – For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Director" means the director of health.
(2) "Federal act" means the Poison Prevention Packaging Actof 1970, 15 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq., and its subsequent amendments.
(3) "Household substance" means any substance which iscustomarily produced or distributed for sale for consumption or use, orcustomarily stored, by individuals in or about the household and which is:
(i) A hazardous substance as that term is defined in §23-24-2(6);
(ii) A pesticide as that term is defined in §23-25-4(29);
(iii) A food, drug, device or cosmetic as those terms aredefined in § 21-31-2;
(iv) A substance intended for use as fuel when stored in aportable container and used in the heating, cooking, or refrigeration system ofa house.
(4) "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed,or graphic matter:
(i) Upon any household substance or its package; or
(ii) Accompanying such substance.
(5) "Package" means the immediate container or wrapping inwhich any household substance is contained for consumption, use, or storage byindividuals in or about the household, and, for purposes of §23-24.1-4(a)(2), also means any outer container or wrapping used in the retaildisplay of that substance to consumers. The term does not include:
(i) Any shipping container or wrapping used solely for thetransportation of any household substance in bulk or in quantity tomanufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributorsof this household substance; or
(ii) Any shipping container or outer wrapping used byretailers to ship or deliver any household substance to consumers unless it isthe only container or wrapping.
(6) "Special packaging" means packaging that is designed orconstructed to be significantly difficult for children under five (5) years ofage to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance contained init within a reasonable time and not difficult for normal adults to useproperly, but does not mean packaging which these children cannot open orobtain a toxic or harmful amount within a reasonable time.