New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-10.2. Use of hazardous substance prohibited when children are expected to be present; exceptions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-10.2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. No person shall use or allow the use of any hazardous substance in or on any building or grounds used as a public school, a private school, or child care center at any time when children are expected to be present in the building. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when an emergency condition, as deemed by the Board of Education or the chief school administrator in the case of any public school, or the person having responsibility for the operation of any private school or child care center, necessitates the use of a hazardous substance when children are present.
b. Any person who uses or stores, or causes or allows the use or storage of any hazardous substance in or on any building or grounds used as a public school, a private school, or child care center shall ensure that the use or storage of that hazardous substance is in compliance with the regulations adopted by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1997, c.364 (C. 34:5A-10.5).
L.1997, c.364, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.400.