Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2011-5505

• Record #: O2011-5505
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 7/6/2011
• Final action: 9/8/2011
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 7-36 by adding new Section 112 regarding crib bumper pads
• Sponsors: Balcer, James, Cardenas, George A.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 7 - Health & Safety - Ch. 36 Toy Safety

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/8/2011	7639	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/7/2011		Joint Committee: Health and Environmental Protection; License and Consumer Protection	Recommended to Pass	Pass
7/6/2011	3663	City Council	Referred

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ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION I. Chapter 7-36 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding a new Section 7-36-112, as follows:

7-36-112 Crib bumper pads.

(a)     For purposes of this section:

(1) "Crib" means any bed with barred or latticed sides designed for an infant or toddler.

(2) "Crib bumper pad" means any padding material, including but not limited to a roll of stuffed fabric, which is designed for placement within a crib to cushion one or more of the crib's inner sides adjacent to the crib mattress.

(b) No person shall expose for sale, sell, lease, offer for sale or offer for lease any crib bumper pad as a separate item or as an accessory to a crib in the city of Chicago.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense.

SECTION II. This ordinance shall take effect 180 days after its passage and publication.