N.Y. General Business Law 485 – Application
§ 485. Application. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, this article shall not apply to the use or possession of lasers, radioactive material or radiation equipment which are subject to the regulatory powers and jurisdiction of the state department of health or the health department of the city of New York.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 485
- Blaster: means a person who performs the act of preparation for detonation and the detonation of an explosive. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Crane: includes but is not limited to cranes and equipment of the following types: a mobile, carrier-mounted, power-operated hoisting machine utilizing a power-operated boom which moves laterally by rotation of the machine on the carrier, tower cranes, hydraulic cranes and power-operated derricks; provided, however, that "crane" shall not include public utility company line trucks used by a public utility company in the construction and maintenance of its generation, transmission and distribution facilities. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Radiation equipment: means any equipment or device which can emit ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Radioactive material: means any material in any form that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
2. a. Sections four hundred eighty-two, four hundred eighty-three and subdivision one of section four hundred eighty-four of this article shall not apply to an individual operating a crane or acting as a blaster in a city having a population of one million or more.
b. No individual shall operate a crane or act as a blaster in a city having a population of one million or more without holding a valid license or certificate of fitness issued by such city, and such city is hereby authorized and directed to prescribe rules and regulations as described in section four hundred eighty-three of this article.
c. No employer, contractor or agent thereof shall knowingly permit any individual to operate a crane or act as a blaster in a city having a population of one million or more unless such individual holds a valid license or certificate of fitness issued by such city.