Use or sale of lead-bearing paints.

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WI Code › Chapter 254 › Section 254.12

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(1) No person may apply lead-bearing paints:

(a) To any exposed surface on the inside of a dwelling;

(b) To the exposed surface of a structure used for the care of children; or

(c) To any fixture or other object placed in or upon any exposed surface of a dwelling and ordinarily accessible to children.

(2) No person may sell or transfer any fixture or other object intended to be placed upon any surface on the inside of a dwelling, containing a lead-bearing paint and ordinarily accessible to children.

History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 431 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.12; 1993 a. 450 .

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