§ 875-e. Employee training. 1. Every dealer shall provide the training developed by the superintendent pursuant to subdivision two of this section to all new employees within thirty days of employment, to all existing employees within ninety days of the effective date of this section, and to all employees annually thereafter. 2. The superintendent shall develop and make available to each dealer, a training course in the conduct of firearm, rifle, and shotgun transfers including at a minimum the following:(a) Federal and state laws governing firearm, rifle, and shotgun transfers.
(b) How to recognize, identify, respond, and report straw purchases, illegal purchases, and fraudulent activity.
(c) How to recognize, identify, respond, and report an individual who intends to use a firearm, rifle, or shotgun for unlawful purposes, including self-harm.
(d) How to prevent, respond, and report theft or burglary of firearms, rifles, shotguns, and ammunition.
(e) How to educate customers on rules of gun safety, including but not limited to the safe handling and storage of firearms, rifles, shotguns and ammunition.
(f) Such other topics the superintendent deems necessary and appropriate. 3. No employee or agent of any retail dealer shall participate in the sale or disposition of firearms, rifles, or shotguns unless such person is at least twenty-one years of age and has first received the training required by this section. The superintendent shall promulgate regulations setting forth minimum requirements for the maintenance of records of such training.
