San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 42D Sale and Display of Products Containing Hydrofluoric

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Sec. 4200D.1. Definitions. Sec. 4200D.2. Storage and Display of Regulated Products. Sec. 4200D.3. Sale of Regulated Products. Sec. 4200D.4. Penalty.

For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Hydrofluoric Acid" means a chemical substance, also known as hydrogen fluoride, fluorohydric acid, or fluoric acid, having a chemical formula of HF and a chemical abstract system number CAS No. 7664-39-3. (b) "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation. (c) "Regulated Product" means any product that contains hydrofluoric acid in solution. (Added by Ord. 245-01, File No. 011755, App. 12/21/2001)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment where the regulated products are sold to store or display, or cause to be stored or displayed, such regulated products in an area that is accessible to the public without employee assistance in the regular course of business pending legal sale or other disposition. (b) Nothing herein shall preclude the storage or display of the regulated products in an area viewable by the public so long as such items are not accessible to the public without employee assistance. (Added by Ord. 245-01, File No. 011755, App. 12/21/2001)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, except a parent or legal guardian, to sell or give or in any way furnish to another person, who is in fact under the age of 18 years, any regulated products without first obtaining bona fide evidence of majority and identity. (b) For the purposes of this Section, "bona fide evidence of majority and identity" is any document evidencing the age and identity of an individual which has been issued by a federal, State or local governmental entity, and includes, but is not limited to, a motor vehicle operator's license or an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces. (c) Regulated Products may be furnished to schools for school-related activities that are part of the instructional program when used

under controlled and supervised situations within the classroom or on the site of a supervised project. The instructors shall not permit students to remove the regulated products from the supervised site. (Added by Ord. 245-01, File No. 011755, App. 12/21/2001)

Any person who violates this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment. (Added by Ord. 245-01, File No. 011755, App. 12/21/2001)