SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1135        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1224

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Karen E. Spilka, (BY REQUEST)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the posting of nail polish warning notices in manicure shops.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Carol Kagan

9 Spring Lane Framingham, MA 01701


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1135        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1224

By Ms. Spilka (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1224) of Carol Kagan for legislation to post nail polish warning notices in manicure shops.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the posting of nail polish warning notices in manicure shops.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 87AA of Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraphs:-

A manicure shop and a shop where a registered manicurist provides manicure services shall post, in large letters and in a prominent place visible to customers, a warning sign that reads as follows: CHEMICALS CONTAINED IN NAIL POLISH MAY POSE HEALTH RISKS. PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO THESE CHEMICALS.

In the event there is no warning sign posted on the shop’s premises, it shall be the responsibility of the Board of Registration of Cosmetologists to furnish the shop with a warning sign. The shop shall have 30 days from receipt of the warning sign to post it on the licensed premises. A shop is subject to a written warning for the first violation. For a second or subsequent violation, the shop shall pay a fine of at least twenty-five dollars but not more than one hundred dollars for each such violation. For the third and subsequent violations, each day the activity continues shall be a separate violation.