San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 42B Mercury Thermometers

Sec. 4200B.1. Definitions. Sec. 4200B.2. Retail Sale Prohibited. Sec. 4200B.3. Manufacturing Prohibited. Sec. 4200B.4. Importation Prohibited. Sec. 4200B.5. Penalty.

(a) City means the City and County of San Francisco. (b) Mercury thermometer means a mercury-containing product that is used to measure human body temperature. A mercury-containing product is a product, device, instrument or equipment into which elemental mercury or mercury compounds are intentionally added during its formulation or manufacture and in which the continued presence of mercury is desired to provide a specific characteristic or to permit a specific function. (Added by Ord. 93-00, File No. 000359, App. 5/26/2000)

It shall be unlawful for any person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment to sell or offer for retail sale any mercury thermometer in the City. (Added by Ord. 93-00, File No. 000359, App. 5/26/2000)

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture a mercury thermometer in the City. (Added by Ord. 93-00, File No. 000359, App. 5/26/2000)

It shall be unlawful for any medical facility, including a hospital, medical laboratory or health care provider and any medical facility operated by the City, but excluding any medical facility that is a state or federal facility, to import, purchase, or distribute a mercury thermometer in the City. (Added by Ord. 93-00, File No. 000359, App. 5/26/2000)

Any person who violates this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1000, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Added by Ord. 93-00, File No. 000359, App. 5/26/2000)