N.Y. GBS Law § 399-R
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Sale of paint pellet guns
Official statutory text
§ 399-r. Sale of paint pellet guns. (a) No person, firm, or\ncorporation shall sell or offer to sell a paint pellet gun to any person\nunder sixteen years of age.\n (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "paint pellet gun"\nmeans a gun, air gun, pistol, rifle, or like device in appearance or\nfunction, capable of and designed for discharging and propelling through\nthe air to a target a small quantity of paint enclosed within a pellet\nor pellet-like device or capsule or capsule-like device that breaks upon\nimpact with the target, overspreading the target with paint.\n (c) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates the provisions of\nthis section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five\nhundred dollars.\n
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