Household laundry detergent
means a laundering cleaning compound in liquid, bar, spray, tablet, flake, powder, or other form used for domestic clothes cleaning purposes. The term “household laundry detergent” shall not mean:
(1) 
A dishwashing compound, household cleaner, metal cleaner, degreasing compound, commercial cleaner, industrial cleaner, or other substance that is intended to be used for non-laundry cleaning purposes;
(2) 
A detergent used in dairy, beverage, or food processing cleaning equipment;
(3) 
A phosphorus acid product, including a sanitizer, brightener, acid cleaner, or metal conditioner;
(4) 
A detergent used in hospitals, veterinary hospitals or clinics, or health care facilities, or in agricultural production;
(5) 
A detergent used by industry for metal cleaning or conditioning;
(6) 
A detergent manufactured, stored, or distributed for use or sale outside of the state;
(7) 
A detergent used in any laboratory, including a biological laboratory, research facility, chemical laboratory, and engineering laboratory;
(8) 
A detergent used in a commercial laundry that provides laundry services for a hospital, health care facility, or veterinary hospital;
(9) 
Mortuaries.
Phosphorus
means elemental phosphorus.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 9, art. II.A; 2001 Code, sec. 13.901)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any household laundry detergent containing more than five-tenths percent (0.5%) phosphorus by weight within the city from and after thirteen (13) months after the effective date of this article.
(b) 
The concentration of phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus, in any synthetic detergent or detergent shall be determined by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 9, art. II.B; 2001 Code, sec. 13.902)