As used in NRS 597.7131 to 597.7141, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 597.7132 to 597.7138, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 481, effective July 1, 2022)
“Business textile” means a textile designed for use in a business or commercial setting as a covering on windows or walls. (Added to NRS by 2021, 481, effective July 1, 2022)
“Child” means a person under 12 years of age. (Added to NRS by 2021, 481, effective July 1, 2022)
1. “Children’s product” means a product primarily designed or intended by a manufacturer to be used by or for a child, including, without limitation, any article used as a component of such a product. 2. The term does not include: (a) Any food, beverage, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical product or biologic; (b) A children’s toy that […]
“Mattress” has the meaning ascribed to it in 16 C.F.R. § 1632.1. (Added to NRS by 2021, 482, effective July 1, 2022)
“Organohalogenated chemical” means any chemical that contains one or more carbon elements and one or more halogen elements, including, without limitation, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine. (Added to NRS by 2021, 482, effective July 1, 2022)
“Residential textile” means a textile designed for residential use as a covering on windows or walls. (Added to NRS by 2021, 482, effective July 1, 2022)
“Upholstered residential furniture” means furniture with padding, coverings and cushions intended and sold for use in a residence. (Added to NRS by 2021, 482, effective July 1, 2022)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a manufacturer or wholesaler shall not knowingly manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale or distribute for use in this State a children’s product, upholstered residential furniture, a residential textile, a business textile or a mattress that contains any flame-retardant organohalogenated chemical in any product component […]
A manufacturer shall not replace a flame-retardant organohalogenated chemical, the use of which is prohibited pursuant to NRS 597.7139, with a chemical that has been identified by a state or federal agency on the basis of credible scientific evidence as being known or suspected to have a high degree of probability to: 1. Harm the […]
A person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of NRS 597.7139 or 597.714 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. (Added to NRS by 2021, 483, effective July 1, 2022)
