Sec. 29-318c. Warning label. Regulations.
Sec. 29-318c. Warning label. Regulations. (a) On or after October 1, 1985, each
new unvented fuel-burning room heater other than heaters which are fueled by natural
gas or propane and which are equipped with an oxygen depletion sensor, shall bear a
label, located on the front panel of such heater, which shall include the warning specified
in underwriter's laboratory standard number 647, as revised.
(b) Warning labels affixed to unvented kerosene burning heaters shall state that
consumers shall burn only kerosene labeled 1-K in accordance with the standards of
the American Society for Testing Materials in such heaters.
(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 54 requiring the inclusion of additional warnings or information in brochures or other written material accompanying such heaters.
(P.A. 84-542, S. 3; P.A. 85-172, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 85-172 required that on or after October 1, 1985, heaters bear a label including warning specified in
Underwriter's Laboratory Standard No. 647, deleted language requiring the inclusion of specific, detailed warnings on the
label, included reference to standards of American Society for Testing Materials on warning labels re type of kerosene
used, and permitted consumer protection commissioner to adopt regulations re additional warnings or information in new
Subsec. (c); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture
and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby
reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.