N.Y. General Business Law § 495-c: Lithium-ion battery safety resources

§ 495-c. Lithium-ion battery safety resources. The department of

state, in consultation with the division of homeland security and

emergency services and the New York state energy research and

development authority, shall develop and maintain safety resources,

information, and protocols in regard to fire hazard prevention relating

to, but not limited to, lithium-ion batteries, second-use lithium-ion

batteries, bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one

hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use motorcycles as

defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic

law, and micromobility devices. The department of state shall post such

safety resources, information and protocols on their website. Such

safety resources, information and protocols shall be designed to educate

the public on how to respond to and deal with emergency circumstances in

regard to incidents associated with, but not limited to, the use and

charging of lithium-ion batteries, second-use lithium-ion batteries,

bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of

the vehicle and traffic law, limited use motorcycles as defined in

section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law, and

micromobility devices. Such safety resources, information and protocols

shall include, but not be limited to, charging tips, how to dispose of

lithium-ion batteries, handling and preventing lithium-ion battery

fires.