New York Real Property Law Article 7A - Portable Kerosene Heaters

• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...

Last modified: February 3, 2019