This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 91–601 which enacted this chapter, section 136 (z)(2)(i) of Title 7, Agriculture, and sections 343 (n), 352 (p), and 362 (f) of Title 21, Food and Drugs, amended section 1261 (p) of this title and section 353 (b)(2) of Title 21, and enacted provisions set out as a note under this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

1976—Par. (2). Pub. L. 94–284 struck out subpar. (B) which included pesticide as defined in section 136 (u) of Title 7 within meaning of “household substance”, and redesignated subpars. (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respectively.

1972—Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 92–516 substituted “a pesticide” for “an economic poison”.

For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 92–516, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92–516, set out as an Effective Date note under section 136 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Section 8, formerly § 9, of Pub. L. 91–601, as amended by Pub. L. 92–573, § 30(a), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231, and renumbered by Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1205(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 716, provided that: “This Act [see Short Title note set out below] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Dec. 30, 1970]. Each regulation establishing a special packaging standard shall specify the date such standard is to take effect which date shall not be sooner than one hundred and eighty days or later than one year from the date such regulation is final, unless the Commission, for good cause found, determines that an earlier effective date is in the public interest and publishes in the Federal Register his reason for such finding, in which case such earlier date shall apply. No such standard shall be effective as to household substances subject to this Act packaged prior to the effective date of such final regulation.”

Section 1 of Pub. L. 91–601 provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter, section 135 (z)(2)(i) of Title 7, Agriculture, and sections 343 (n), 352 (p), and 362 (f) of Title 21, Food and Drugs, amending section 1261 (p) of this title and section 353 (b)(2) of Title 21, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970’.”

“Commission” substituted for “Secretary” and “Consumer Product Safety Commission” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in par. (1) pursuant to section 30(a) of Pub. L. 92–573, which is classified to section 2079 (a) of this title and which transferred functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under this chapter to Consumer Product Safety Commission.