NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 173.03 — Transfer of Hazardous Substances; Use of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Containers.

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(a) No person shall transfer a hazardous substance from one container to another without affixing to the new container the labeling required by this article. (b) No person shall use, possess, hold for sale, sell, give away or leave in any place a hazardous substance in a container which, whether or not previously used

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§ 173.03 Transfer of Hazardous Substances; Use of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Containers.

RCNY § 173.03

(a)No person shall transfer a hazardous substance from one container to another without affixing to the new container the labeling required by this article.

(b)No person shall use, possess, hold for sale, sell, give away or leave in any place a hazardous substance in a container which, whether or not previously used as a food, drug or cosmetic container, bears a food, drug or cosmetic label or imprint, or reuse a container which may be mistaken for a food, drug or cosmetic container because of its characteristic shape, impression or closure.

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