(1) Authority. Chapter 70A.350 Revised Code of Washington (RCW) authorizes ecology to:

(a) Implement, administer, and enforce chapter 70A.350 RCW.

(b) Regulate priority chemicals in priority consumer products.

(2) Purpose. This chapter implements chapter 70A.350 RCW.

(a) This chapter provides a regulatory framework to:

(i) Reduce the use of priority chemicals in priority consumer products by establishing restrictions.

(ii) Increase transparency in product ingredients by requiring notification of priority chemicals in priority consumer products.

(b) This chapter establishes:

(i) Actions applicable persons must take related to manufacturing, distributing, or selling or offering to sell (including, but not limited to, wholesale, online, or retail) priority consumer products containing priority chemicals in and into Washington state.

(ii) The enforcement process ecology will use if manufacturers fail to comply with this chapter.