Oregon Code § 453.055·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Hazardous, banned hazardous, misbranded hazardous substances; declaration;
removal from commerce.
(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall declare to be a hazardous
substance any substance or mixture of substances which the director finds to be
within the definition of hazardous substance in ORS 453.005.
(2) If the
director finds that any hazardous substance is a misbranded hazardous
substance, the director shall require such reasonable variations or labeling
requirements in addition to those required by ORS 453.035 as the director finds
necessary for the protection of the public health and safety. However, if the
director finds that any hazardous substance cannot be labeled adequately to
protect the public health and safety, or the article presents an imminent
danger to the public health and safety, the director may declare the article to
be a banned hazardous substance and require its removal from commerce.
(3) If the
director finds that a toy or other article intended for use by children is a
hazardous substance, bears or contains a hazardous substance in a manner as to
be susceptible of access by a child to whom the toy or other article is
entrusted or presents an electrical, mechanical or thermal hazard, the director
shall declare a toy or other article to be a banned hazardous substance and
require its removal from commerce.
(4) If the
director finds that any hazardous substance intended, or packaged in a form
suitable, for use in a household, notwithstanding cautionary labeling as
required under ORS 453.005 to 453.135 and 453.990 (2), involves a degree or
nature of the hazard by its presence or use in households that the protection
of the public health and safety can be adequately served only by keeping the
substance out of the channels of commerce, the director shall declare the
hazardous substance to be a banned hazardous substance and require its removal
from commerce.
(5) Any hazardous
substance intended, or packaged in a form suitable for use in the household or
by children, which fails to bear a label in accordance with ORS 453.035 and the
standards of the director shall be deemed to be a misbranded hazardous substance.
(6) Any hazardous
substance contained in a reused food, drug or cosmetic container is a
misbranded hazardous substance. [1971 c.409 §6; 2009 c.595 §881]
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