KEY PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S
PROPOSITION 65
BAN ON DISCHARGES
INTO WATER |
No person may discharge or release into drinking
water a significant amount of a chemical known to
cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. |
REQUIRED WARNINGS
FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
No person may knowingly expose another person to a
significant amount of a chemical known to cause cancer
or reproductive toxicity. |
DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT FOR CHEMICALS
THAT CAUSE CANCER |
Exposure must cause no significant risk assuming lifetime
exposure at the level in question. |
DEFINITION OF
SIGNIFICANT RISK |
NONE. |
DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT FOR CHEMICALS
THAT CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY |
Exposure must result in no observable effect at 1,000 times
the exposure level in question. |
| WARNING LABEL FOR
CARCINOGENS |
"WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State
of California to cause cancer." |
WARNING LABEL FOR
REPRODUCTIVE TOXINS |
"WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the
State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm." |
| ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS: | |
CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES |
Government employees who learn of an illegal discharge must
notify the local Board of Supervisors and the local health officer.
Failure to comply carries criminal penalties. |
NOTIFICATION OF THE
NEWS MEDIA |
Local health officers who learn of an illegal discharge must notify
the local news media. |
CIVIL PENALTIES FOR
PRIVATE VIOLATORS |
For each violation, a fine of $2,500 per day may be imposed. |
BOUNTY HUNTER
PROVISION |
Any private citizen who brings a successful suit against a violator
shall be paid 25 percent of the penalty. |
BURDEN OF PROOF
ON THE DEFENDANT |
Defendants under the act shall have the burden to prove that a discharge
or chemical exposure without warning caused no significant risk. |
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