2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 14-A - Sale and Distribution of Lye and Other Caustic Substances › 171 - Definitions.

§ 171. Definitions.  1.  The  term  "dangerous  caustic  or  corrosive
  substance" means each and all of  the  acids,  alkalis,  and  substances
  named  below:  (a) hydrochloric acid and any preparation containing free
  or chemically unneutralized hydrochloric acid (HCI) in  a  concentration
  of  ten  per  centum  or  more;  (b)  sulphuric acid and any preparation
  containing free or chemically unneutralized sulphuric acid (H2SO4) in  a
  concentration  of  ten  per  centum  or  more;  (c)  nitric  acid or any
  preparation containing free  or  chemically  unneutralized  nitric  acid
  (HNO3)  in a concentration of five per centum or more; (d) carbolic acid
  (C6H5OH), otherwise known as  phenol,  and  any  preparation  containing
  carbolic  acid in a concentration of five per centum or more; (e) oxalic
  acid and any preparation containing  free  or  chemically  unneutralized
  oxalic  acid  (H2C2O4) in a concentration of ten per centum or more; (f)
  any sale of oxalic acid other than cerium oxolate  and  any  preparation
  containing  any  such salt in a concentration of ten per centum or more;
  (g) acetic  acid  or  any  preparation  containing  free  or  chemically
  unneutralized  acetic  acid  (HC2H302)  in a concentration of twenty per
  centum or more; (h) hypochlorus acid, either free or combined,  and  any
  preparation  containing  the  same in a concentration so as to yield ten
  per centum or more by  weight  of  available  chlorine,  excluding  calx
  chlorinate,  bleaching  powder,  and  chloride  of  lime;  (i) potassium
  hydroxide  and   any   preparation   containing   free   or   chemically
  unneutralized  potassium  hydroxide  (KOH), including caustic potash and
  Vienna paste, in a concentration of ten per centum or more;  (j)  sodium
  hydroxide   and   any   preparation   containing   free   or  chemically
  unneutralized sodium hydroxide (NaOH), including caustic soda  and  lye,
  in  a  concentration  of  ten  per  centum  or more; (k) silver nitrate,
  sometimes known as lunar caustic, and any preparation containing  silver
  nitrate  (AgNO3)  in a concentration of five per centum or more, and (l)
  ammonia water and any preparation yielding free or chemically uncombined
  ammonia (NH3),  including  ammonium  hydroxide  and  "hartshorn,"  in  a
  concentration of five per centum or more.
2.  The term "misbranded parcel, package, or container" means a retail
  parcel, package, or container of  any  dangerous  caustic  or  corrosive
  substance  for  household use, not bearing a conspicuous, easily legible
  label or sticker, containing (a) the name of the article; (b)  the  name
  and   place   of  business  of  the  manufacturer,  packer,  seller,  or
  distributor; (c) the word "POISON," running parallel with the main  body
  of reading matter on said label or sticker, on a clear, plain background
  of  a  distinctly  contrasting  color,  in  uncondensed  gothic  capital
  letters, the letters to be not less than twenty-four point size,  unless
  there is on said label or sticker no other type so large, in which event
  the  type  shall  be  not  smaller than the largest type on the label or
  sticker, and (d) directions for treatment in case of accidental personal
  injury by the dangerous caustic or corrosive substance:  Provided,  that
  such  directions  need  not  appear  on  labels  or stickers on parcels,
  packages, or containers at the time  of  shipment  or  of  delivery  for
  shipment by manufacturers or wholesalers for other than household use.