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N.Y. General Business Law § 393-a: Non fire rated wood paneling

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  1. General Business Law
  2. Article 26. Miscellaneous

§ 393-a. Non fire rated wood paneling. It shall be unlawful for any

person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale non fire rated

wood paneling, unless it shall be clearly marked on the back of the

paneling and on the package in which the paneling is sold a conspicuous

notice that the paneling is not rated for fire purposes and is highly

flammable. For the purposes of this section non fire rated wood paneling

shall mean such paneling having a surface flamespread rating in excess

of two hundred determined by Underwriters Laboratory test No. 723 or

the American Society for Testing Materials test No. E-84 or testing by

any qualified laboratory or testing organization which meets the

criteria of American Society for Testing Materials test E548-76

conducted in conformity with generally accepted standards. A violation

of the provisions of this section shall be a class B misdemeanor.

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