§ 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, the secretary of
state shall consider whether the heater meets (1) the standards set
forth in subdivision seven of section two hundred thirty-nine-a of this
article, and (2) any additional standards which the secretary of state
reasonably believes are required to effectuate the purposes of this
article as set forth in section two hundred thirty-nine of this article.
The secretary of state may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations
setting forth the procedure by which portable kerosene heaters will be
reviewed for approval.