▁fo il ) ▁and ▁filled ▁with ▁a ▁gas ▁l ighter ▁than ▁air ▁( hel ium ), ▁without ▁aff ix ing ▁an ▁object ▁of ▁sufficient ▁weight ▁to ▁the ▁bal lo on ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁lift ▁cap ability , ▁aff ix ing ▁a ▁specified ▁warning ▁statement ▁on ▁the ▁bal lo on , ▁and ▁aff ix ing ▁a ▁printed ▁identification ▁of ▁the ▁bal lo on ’ s ▁manufact urer . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁also ▁prohib its ▁a ▁person ▁from ▁s elling ▁or ▁distrib uting ▁a ▁bal lo on ▁filled ▁with ▁a ▁gas ▁l ighter ▁than ▁air ▁that ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁an ▁elect r ically ▁conduct ive ▁string , ▁t ether , ▁stream er , ▁or ▁other ▁elect r ically ▁conduct ive ▁app ur ten ance , ▁or ▁attached ▁to ▁another ▁bal lo on , ▁as ▁specified . ▁ ▁Ex isting ▁law ▁also ▁prohib its ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁group ▁from ▁re le asing ▁out do ors ▁bal lo ons ▁made ▁of ▁elect r ically ▁conduct ive ▁material ▁( bal lo on ▁release ) ▁and ▁filled ▁with ▁a ▁gas ▁l ighter ▁than ▁air ▁at ▁specified ▁events . ▁ ▁A ▁viol ation ▁of ▁those ▁prov isions ▁is ▁an ▁inf raction ▁or ▁a ▁mis de mean or , ▁as ▁specified . ▁ ▁To ▁be ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁California ▁Bal lo on ▁Law ▁and ▁reduce ▁elect rical ▁power ▁out ages , ▁all ▁ret ail ▁sh ops ▁that ▁sell ▁bal lo ons ▁should ▁follow ▁the ▁gu idel ines ▁below : ▁▁ ▁We ight ▁all ▁hel ium - filled ▁fo il