N.Y. RPP Law § 239-B
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Only approved portable kerosene heaters permitted in structures
Official statutory text
§ 239-b. Only approved portable kerosene heaters permitted in\nstructures. Portable kerosene heaters which do not meet the requirements\nof subdivision seven of section two hundred thirty-nine-a of this\narticle are prohibited in structures. It shall be unlawful for any\nperson (1) to use any portable kerosene heater except an approved\nportable kerosene heater in any portion of a structure, or (2) being the\nowner of such structure, to provide or place or cause to be provided or\nplaced in any portion of a structure, any portable kerosene heater\nexcept an approved portable kerosene heater for use by any occupant of\nsuch structure.\n
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