1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to provide information 
1.3 	on the dangers of jewelry containing lead and prohibiting the sale of jewelry 
1.4 	containing lead;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.9503, 
1.5 	subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.9503, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Primary prevention lead education strategy. The commissioner of 
1.10 	health shall develop and maintain a primary prevention lead education strategy to prevent 
1.11 	lead exposure. The strategy includes:
1.12 	(1) lead education materials that describe the health effects of lead exposure, safety 
1.13 	measures, and methods to be used in the lead hazard reduction process;
1.14 	(2) providing lead education materials to the general public including, but not 
1.15 	limited to, information on the dangers and hazards of jewelry containing lead;
1.16 	(3) providing lead education materials to property owners, landlords, and tenants 
1.17 	by swab team workers and public health professionals, such as nurses, sanitarians, 
1.18 	health educators, nonprofit organizations working on lead issues, and other public health 
1.19 	professionals in areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure; and
1.20 	(4) promoting awareness of community, legal, and housing resources.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.22 	Sec. 2. [325E.385] SALE OF JEWELRY CONTAINING LEAD PROHIBITED.
2.1 		Subdivision 1.Definition.  For the purposes of this section "jewelry" means: (1) 
2.2 	an ornament worn by a person on the body or on clothing, including, but not limited to, 
2.3 	a necklace, bracelet, anklet, earring, locket, pendant, charm bracelet, ring, pinky ring, 
2.4 	chain, broach, pin, lapel pin, headband, watchband; or (2) any pendant, bead, chain, link, 
2.5 	or other component of such an ornament.
2.6 		Subd. 2.Sale prohibited. (a) On or after July 1, 2006, no person in this state shall 
2.7 	sell, offer for sale, or distribute free of charge any jewelry that contains more than 600 
2.8 	parts per million of lead. 
2.9 	(b) On or after January 1, 2008, no person in this state shall sell, offer for sale, or 
2.10 	distribute free of charge any jewelry that contains more than 200 parts per million of lead.

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.