# N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-7: Portable, oil-burning heating devices; certificate of evaluation by test of safety prior to sale, offer for sale or use

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-7
- **Heading:** Portable, oil-burning heating devices; certificate of evaluation by test of safety prior to sale, offer for sale or use
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 40 / Section 40-7

## Text

A portable, oil-burning heating device shall not be sold, offered for sale, or used in this State unless a nationally recognized testing or inspection agency, such as but not limited to Underwriters' Laboratory, Inc.: a. Has evaluated the portable, oil-burning heating device with respect to reasonably foreseeable hazards to life and property that it might cause; b. Has found the portable, oil-burning heating device to be reasonably safe for its specific purpose; c. Has shown the particular model of the portable, oil-burning heating device on a list of devices that have been evaluated according to the requirements of subsection a. of this section and found to be safe according to the requirements of subsection b. of this section; d. Has accompanied the portable, oil-burning heating device with a certificate or with the mark, name, or symbol of the agency as an indication that it has been evaluated according to the requirements of subsection a. of this section, found safe according to the requirements of subsection b. of this section, and listed according to the requirements of subsection c. of this section. The certificate or the mark, name, or symbol of the agency must accompany the portable, oil-burning heating device at all times when it is sold, offered for sale, or used in this State. L.1983, c. 438, s. 2.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-1 Creating a hazard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-3 Hazing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-4 Consent, sanction not available as defense.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-5 Conduct constituting offense may be prosecuted under other provisions of Title 2C](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-6 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-7 Portable, oil-burning heating devices; certificate of evaluation by test of safety prior to sale, offer for sale or use](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-8 Label cautioning and informing user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-9 Inclusion of instructions concerning proper and safe maintenance and operation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-10 Construction requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-11 Automatic safety shut-off device or design feature to eliminate fire hazard in event of tipover](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-11.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-12 Carbon monoxide limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-12.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-13 Posting of sign at point of sale or display of prohibition of use in multiple dwellings or in residences in certain municipalities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-13.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-14 Regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-14.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-15 Violations; petty disorderly persons offense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-15.md)

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