N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 172: Provisions governing sale and distribution

§ 172. Provisions governing sale and distribution. No person shall

hereafter sell, barter, or exchange, or receive, hold, pack, display, or

offer for sale, barter, or exchange, any dangerous caustic or corrosive

substance in a misbranded parcel, package, or container, said parcel,

package, or container being designed for household use; provided, that

household products for cleaning and washing purposes, subject to this

act and labeled in accordance therewith, may be sold, offered for sale,

held for sale and distributed by any dealer, wholesale or retail;

provided, further, that no person shall be liable to prosecution and

conviction under this article when he establishes a guaranty bearing the

signature and address of a vendor residing in the United States from

whom he purchased the dangerous caustic or corrosive substance, to the

effect that such substance is not misbranded within the meaning of this

article. No person shall give any such guaranty when such dangerous

caustic or corrosive substance is in fact misbranded within the meaning

of this article.