2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 116875-116880 Article 4. Lead Materials

116875.  (a) No person shall use any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting
or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation
or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facility
providing water for human consumption, except when necessary for the
repair of leaded joints of cast iron pipes.
   (b) No person shall introduce into commerce any pipe, pipe or
plumbing fitting, or fixture, that is not lead free, except for a
pipe that is used in manufacturing or industrial processing.
   (c) No person engaged in the business of selling plumbing
supplies, except manufacturers, shall sell solder or flux that is not
lead free.
   (d) No person shall introduce into commerce any solder or flux
that is not lead free unless the solder or flux bears a prominent
label stating that it is illegal to use the solder or flux in the
installation or repair of any plumbing providing water for human
consumption.
   (e) For the purposes of this section, "lead free" means not more
than 0.2 percent lead when used with respect to solder and flux and
not more than 8 percent when used with respect to pipes and pipe
fittings.  With respect to plumbing fittings and fixtures, "lead free"
means not more than 4 percent by dry weight after August 6, 2002,
unless the department has adopted a standard, based on health
effects, for the leaching of lead.
116880.  The department shall adopt building standards to implement
Section 116875.  The standards shall be adopted in accordance with
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code and shall be published in the State
Building Standards Code located in Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations.  The standards shall be enforced by the appropriate
state and local building and health officials.