Assembly Bill A2976

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the sale, manufacture or possession of flamethrowers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2976 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1250
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L

2017-A2976 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale, manufacture or possession of flamethrowers; exempts historical flamethrowers, flamethrowers used for agriculture or film and television productions and flamethrowers lawfully acquired before the section takes effect.

2017-A2976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2976
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   sale, manufacture or possession of flamethrowers
 
   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
 391-u to read as follows:
   § 391-U. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAMETHROWERS PROHIBITED. 1. FOR THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "FLAMETHROWER" MEANS A DEVICE CAPABLE OF PROJECTING  A  STREAM  OF
 BURNING  FUEL  A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST SIX FEET. INOPERABLE DISPLAY UNITS
 SHALL NOT  BE  CONSIDERED  "FLAMETHROWERS"  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   (B)  "HISTORICAL  FLAMETHROWER"  MEANS  A FLAMETHROWER CONSTRUCTED, IN
 WHOLE OR IN SUBSTANTIAL PART, OF COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO  NINE-
 TEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX.
   (C)  "SUBSTANTIAL  PART"  MEANS CONSTRUCTED WITH AT LEAST FIVE SIGNIF-
 ICANT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX.
   (D) "SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS"  MEANS  FULLY  FUNCTIONAL  AND  NECESSARY
 PARTS FOR THE OPERATION OF A FLAMETHROWER INCLUDING:
   (I) FUEL CELL;
   (II) GAS CAPS;
   (III) PRESSURE REGULATOR;
   (IV) PRESSURE BOTTLE;
   (V) HOSE;
   (VI) WAND FUEL VALVE;
   (VII) BARREL;
   (VIII) FRONT GRIP;
   (IX) IGNITION SHIELD; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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