§ 239. Legislative findings. The legislature recognizes that the ever-increasing cost of home heating has resulted in widespread consumer interest in the use of portable kerosene heaters. Because there is a wide variety of kerosene heaters, including different designs and intended purposes, the public interest requires that those heaters which are used in residential structures […]
§ 239-a. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall mean and include: 1. “Structure.” Any building or completed construction of any kind including but not limited to, private dwellings or to any structure used for business, commercial or industrial purposes, but not including multiple dwellings, buildings under construction, or buildings used solely […]
§ 239-b. Only approved portable kerosene heaters permitted in structures. Portable kerosene heaters which do not meet the requirements of subdivision seven of section two hundred thirty-nine-a of this article are prohibited in structures. It shall be unlawful for any person (1) to use any portable kerosene heater except an approved portable kerosene heater in […]
§ 239-c. Approval by the secretary of state. After April first, nineteen hundred eighty-two, no portable kerosene heater shall be offered for sale in this state for use in a structure unless it has been approved by the secretary of state or his designee. In determining whether to approve a portable kerosene heater for sale, […]
§ 239-d. Sale of unapproved portable kerosene heaters. All unapproved portable kerosene heaters offered for sale in this state shall have printed thereon or attached thereto and on the package in which such heater is sold the following statement: “This heater is not approved for residential or commercial use.” There shall also be printed thereon […]
§ 239-e. Portable kerosene heaters prohibited in multiple dwellings. It shall be unlawful to use any portable kerosene heater in a multiple dwelling.
§ 239-f. Penalties for violation. Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable for each offense by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety days.
§ 239-g. Application of article. 1. This article shall not be applicable to any city having a population in excess of five hundred thousand. 2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to permit the sale or use of any portable kerosene heater in any municipality in which such use or sale is restricted or […]
