STATE OF NEW YORK
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9871
IN ASSEMBLY
May 27, 2014
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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:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 451 of the labor law, as amended
2 by section 2 of part CC of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 1. "Explosives" means (a) gunpowder, powders used for blasting, high
5 explosives, blasting materials, detonating fuses, detonators, pyrotech-
6 nics and other detonating agents, fireworks and dangerous fireworks as
7 defined in section 270.00 of the penal law, smokeless powder and any
8 chemical compound or any mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing and
9 combustible units, or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities,
10 or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or
11 detonation of any part thereof may cause and is intended to cause an
12 explosion, but shall not include gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, turpen-
13 tine, benzine, acetone, ethyl ether, benzol or quantities of black
14 powder not exceeding five pounds for use in firing of antique firearms
15 or artifacts or replicas thereof. Fixed ammunition and primers for small
16 arms, pyrotechnic devices which are designed for and being used for
17 legitimate wildlife management or controls, safety fuses and matches
18 shall not be deemed to be explosives when, as provided by regulation,
19 the individual units contain any of the above-mentioned articles or
20 substances in such limited quantity, of such nature and so packed that
21 it is impossible to produce an explosion of such units to the injury of
22 life, limb or property.
23 (b) and includes two or more components that are advertised and sold
24 together with instructions on how to combine the components to create an
25 explosive, as defined in paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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