California · Penal Code
PEN §641.5: (a) In any clothes cleaning establishment in which more than one gallon of a volatile, commercially moisture-free solvent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon type is used for dry cleaning, the performance
What this law says, in plain English
Dry cleaning establishments using more than one gallon of chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent must contain all cleaning, drying, and deodorizing processes in sealed machines vented safely or in specially designed rooms to prevent toxic vapor escape into workspaces. Violations are misdemeanors.
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