§ 173.19 Glues and Cements Containing Volatile Solvents.
RCNY § 173.19
(a)Except as other-wise provided in subsection (b), no person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver or give away to any individual under the age of 18 years any glue or cement commonly known as plastic cement, household cement, cement, or any other similar substance, if such glue or cement contains one or more of the following volatile solvents: 1. Toluol 2. Hexane 3. Trichlorethylene 4. Acetone 5. Toluene 6. Ethyl Acetate 7. Methyl Ethyl Ketone 8. Trichloroethane 9. Isopropanol 10. Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 11. Methyl Cellosolve Acetate 12. Cyclohexanone 13. Any other substance which the Commissioner from time to time determines to be similar to such solvents. The determination of the Commissioner shall be published in the City Record.
(b)This section shall not apply: (1) To any glue or cement which has been certified by the Department that it contains a substance which makes such glue or cement malodorous or causes such glue or cement to induce sneezing, or (2) Where the glue or cement is sold, delivered or given away simultaneously with and as part of a kit used for construction of model airplanes, model boats, model automobiles, model trains or other similar models, or (3) Where the person to whom the glue or cement is sold, delivered or given is a member of a hobby association and who properly identifies himself as such by an official membership card or other means of identification issued by such association. For the purposes of this section, the term hobby association means a group of persons (1) whose principal function is the construction of model airplanes, model boats, model automobiles, model trains or other similar objects, (2) which is composed of 25 or more members, and (3) is approved by the Department. The Department shall from time to time cause to be published in the City Record a list of approved hobby associations.
