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Assembly Bill A9871

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the definition of explosive

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2013-A9871 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง451, Lab L

2013-A9871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to expanding the definition of explosive.

2013-A9871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9871

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Labor

AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to expanding the definition
  of explosive

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 451 of the labor law, as amended
by section 2 of part CC of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
  1. "Explosives" means (A) gunpowder, powders used for  blasting,  high
explosives,  blasting materials, detonating fuses, detonators, pyrotech-
nics and other detonating agents, fireworks and dangerous  fireworks  as
defined  in  section  270.00  of the penal law, smokeless powder and any
chemical compound or any mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing and
combustible units, or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities,
or packing that ignition by fire, friction,  concussion,  percussion  or
detonation  of  any  part  thereof may cause and is intended to cause an
explosion, but shall not include gasoline,  kerosene,  naphtha,  turpen-
tine,  benzine,  acetone,  ethyl  ether,  benzol  or quantities of black
powder not exceeding five pounds for use in firing of  antique  firearms
or artifacts or replicas thereof. Fixed ammunition and primers for small
arms,  pyrotechnic  devices  which  are  designed for and being used for
legitimate wildlife management or controls,  safety  fuses  and  matches
shall  not  be  deemed to be explosives when, as provided by regulation,
the individual units contain any  of  the  above-mentioned  articles  or
substances  in  such limited quantity, of such nature and so packed that
it is impossible to produce an explosion of such units to the injury  of
life, limb or property.
  (B)  AND  INCLUDES TWO OR MORE COMPONENTS THAT ARE ADVERTISED AND SOLD
TOGETHER WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMBINE THE COMPONENTS TO CREATE AN
EXPLOSIVE, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15348-01-4

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