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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce » Title 339-A - Labeling of Hazardous Substances

Section 339-A:1 – Prohibited Acts.

    339-A:1 Prohibited Acts. – The following acts and the causing thereof are hereby prohibited: I. The manufacture, sale or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any misbranded hazardous substance. II. The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the label of, or the doing of any other […]

Section 339-A:10 – Cautionary Statement.

    339-A:10 Cautionary Statement. – The cautionary statement provided for in RSA 339-A:9 shall be printed in at least 10 point book face sans serif type and shall appear in all respects in the following form: STATEMENT OF PRODUCT DISCLOSURE THE PRODUCT (OR HOUSING UNIT) CONTAINS UREA-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN. FOR SOME PEOPLE UREA-FORMALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE HEALTH […]

Section 339-A:11 – Display of Statement.

    339-A:11 Display of Statement. – I. A seller or manufacturer shall incorporate the cautionary statement required by RSA 339-A:9 in a contract for sale with the purchaser. The cautionary statement shall appear in the contract immediately preceding the place in the contract for the purchaser’s signature. II. If a contract for sale does not […]

Section 339-A:2 – Terms Defined.

    339-A:2 Terms Defined. – As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: I. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. II. The term "hazardous substance" means (a) Any substance or mixture of substances which is toxic, is corrosive, is an irritant, is […]

Section 339-A:3 – Misbranded Package.

    339-A:3 Misbranded Package. – The term misbranded hazardous substance means a hazardous substance (including a toy, or other article intended for use by children, which is a hazardous substance, or which bears or contains a hazardous substance in such manner as to be susceptible of access by a child to whom such toy or […]

Section 339-A:4 – Guaranty to Dealer.

    339-A:4 Guaranty to Dealer. – No person shall be subject to the penalties of RSA 339-A:7 for having violated paragraph I of RSA 339-A:1, if the receipt, delivery, or proffered delivery of a hazardous substance was made in good faith, unless he refuses to furnish on request of the commissioner or of an employee […]

Section 339-A:5 – Enforcement; Regulations; Exemptions.

    339-A:5 Enforcement; Regulations; Exemptions. – I. The department of health and human services is charged with the enforcement of this chapter. All inspectors and employees of the department, upon presenting appropriate credentials, shall be permitted access, at reasonable times, to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which hazardous substances are manufactured, processed, packed, or […]

Section 339-A:6 – Authority to Embargo and Condemn.

    339-A:6 Authority to Embargo and Condemn. – Any misbranded hazardous substance found in violation of this chapter may be subject to embargo and condemnation in accord with the provisions of RSA 146:20. Source. 1965, 77:1. 1967, 112:7, eff. July 15, 1967.

Section 339-A:7 – Penalty.

    339-A:7 Penalty. – Whoever violates any of the provisions of RSA 339-A or any regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Source. 1965, 77:1. 1973, 528:238, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.

Section 339-A:7-a – Administrative Fines.

    339-A:7-a Administrative Fines. – The commissioner of the department of health and human services, after notice and hearing, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Rehearings […]

Section 339-A:8 – Urea-formaldehyde Foam Insulation.

    339-A:8 Urea-formaldehyde Foam Insulation. – No person may manufacture or offer for sale in this state urea-formaldehyde foam insulation or a new home or new manufactured housing containing urea-formaldehyde foam insulation. Source. 1983, 397:1. 1987, 147:1, eff. July 10, 1987.

Section 339-A:9 – Sales Prohibited.

    339-A:9 Sales Prohibited. – No person shall manufacture or offer for sale any particle board or fiber board or housing unit or manufactured housing constructed of particle board, fiber board, or any similar construction material, containing urea-formaldehyde resin, without a written cautionary statement to the purchaser as set forth in RSA 339-A:10. Source. 1983, […]