Section 1596.846 Of Article 2. Administration Of Child Day Care Licensing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.4. >> Article 2.
1596.846
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(1) The American Academy of Pediatrics, after reviewing the data
from all the studies, concluded that baby walkers are dangerous and
should be banned from all manufacturing, sale, and distribution in
the United States.
(2) A jury in San Mateo County, California has determined that
baby walkers are inherently unsafe and are not capable of design
changes in order to prevent accidents.
(3) Citing numerous ways in which babies can be injured, Consumer
Reports found that, "With a capacity to move as fast as five feet per
second, a baby walker can propel your baby faster than you can
rescue him."
(4) During the past 15 years, one particular product, a baby
walker, has been shown to be associated with increasing numbers of
injuries to infants, with the most recent reporting year, 1991,
indicating that 27,800 children under the age of two years had to be
admitted to an emergency room in the United States for injuries
associated with a baby walker.
(b) A baby walker shall not be kept or used on the premises of a
child day care facility.
(c) A "baby walker" means any article described in paragraph (4)
of subdivision (a) of Section 1500.86 of Part 1500 of Title 16 of the
Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) Section 1596.890 shall not apply to this section.