S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7308
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to adding components sold
with instructions to combine such components to create combustion or
detonation to the definition of "explosives"; and to repeal certain
provisions of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 465 of the labor law, as added by a chapter of the
laws of 2019 amending the labor law relating to licenses to purchase,
use, or store certain compounds, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S.1456 and A.4452, is REPEALED.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 451 of the labor law, as amended by
section 2 of part CC of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
1. "Explosives" means gunpowder, powders used for blasting, high
explosives, blasting materials, detonating fuses, detonators, pyrotech-
nics and other detonating agents, fireworks and dangerous fireworks as
defined in section 270.00 of the penal law, smokeless powder and any
chemical compound or any mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing and
combustible units, or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities,
or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or
detonation of any part thereof may cause and is intended to cause an
explosion, but shall not include gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, turpen-
tine, benzine, acetone, ethyl ether, benzol or quantities of black
powder not exceeding five pounds for use in firing of antique firearms
or artifacts or replicas thereof. Fixed ammunition and primers for small
arms, pyrotechnic devices which are designed for and being used for
legitimate wildlife management or controls, safety fuses and matches
shall not be deemed to be explosives when, as provided by regulation,
the individual units contain any of the above-mentioned articles or
substances in such limited quantity, of such nature and so packed that
it is impossible to produce an explosion of such units to the injury of
life, limb or property. THE TERM "EXPLOSIVES" SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TWO OR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00462-02-9
S. 7308 2
MORE COMPONENTS THAT ARE ADVERTISED AND SOLD TOGETHER WITH INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW TO COMBINE THE COMPONENTS TO CREATE ANY DEVICE DESIGNED OR
SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO FACILITATE A DETONATION OR COMBUSTION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the labor law relating
to licenses to purchase, use, or store certain compounds, as proposed in
legislative bills numbers S.1456 and A.4452, takes effect.