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Assembly Bill A4332

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than ten percent ethylene glycol shall only be sold if it contains 30 ppm of denatonium benzoate

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2011-A4332 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6246
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-j, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7602, S4276
2013-2014: S3514

2011-A4332 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than ten percent ethylene glycol shall only be sold if it contains at least thirty parts per million and a maximum of fifty parts per million of denatonium benzoate as a bittering agent to render it unpalatable.

2011-A4332 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4332

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BARRON, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CAHILL, CLARK, DINOWITZ, GALEF, GLICK, GOTT-
  FRIED,  MAISEL,  MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY, PERRY, PHEFFER, REILLY,
  RUSSELL, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  sale  of
  engine coolant and antifreeze

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-j to read as follows:
  S 399-J. ENGINE COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE. 1. ANY ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTI-
FREEZE SOLD IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN,
THAT IS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,
AND  THAT  CONTAINS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT ETHYLENE GLYCOL, SHALL INCLUDE
DENATONIUM BENZOATE AT A MINIMUM OF THIRTY PARTS  PER  MILLION    AND  A
MAXIMUM OF FIFTY PARTS PER MILLION AS A BITTERING AGENT WITHIN THE PROD-
UCT  SO AS TO RENDER IT UNPALATABLE.  ANOTHER AVERSIVE AGENT MAY BE USED
AS A BITTERING AGENT IF IT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE DEGREE  OF  AVERSION  IN
TEST  SUBJECTS  OBTAINED  BY  UTILIZING  THE FORMULATION OF A MINIMUM OF
THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION AND A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY  PARTS  PER  MILLION  OF
DENATONIUM BENZOATE IN ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE. ANY MANUFACTURER OR
PACKAGER OF A PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF
THE TRADE NAME, SCIENTIFIC NAME, AND ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF ANY BITTERING
AGENT USED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION MAIN-
TAINED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
  2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO THE SALE OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07698-01-1

A. 4332                             2

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