# N.Y. LAB Law § 450: Application of article

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. LAB Law § 450
- **Heading:** Application of article
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act LAB / Article 16 / Section 450

## Text

§ 450. Application of article. 1. This article shall apply to persons\nengaged in the manufacture, ownership, possession, storage, use,\ntransportation, purchase, sale or gift of explosives as defined in\nsubdivision one of section four hundred fifty-one of this article.\n 2. This article shall not apply to explosives while being transported\nin conformity with federal law or regulations, nor except as may be\nherein otherwise provided to persons who manufacture, own, possess,\nstore, use, transport, purchase, sell or give explosives within the\nterritorial boundaries of cities having more than one million\ninhabitants, nor to any of the following while in the performance of\ntheir official duties: the armed forces of the United States, the\nnational guard, the state guard and duly constituted police and\nfirefighting forces of the state and its civil and political\nsubdivisions.\n 3. For all purposes of this article, explosives in the possession of\nan employee within the scope of his duties, shall be considered to be in\nthe possession of the employer.\n

## Nearby sections

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- [N.Y. LAB Law § 451 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S451.md)
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- [N.Y. LAB Law § 455 Magazine precautions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S455.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 456 Location of magazines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S456.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 457 Relocation of magazines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S457.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 458 Licenses and certificates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S458.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 459 Denial or revocation of license or certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S459.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 460 Seizure, impounding, destruction or disposition of explosives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S460.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 461 Record and notice of sales, deliveries or gifts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S461.md)
- [N.Y. LAB Law § 462 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A16_S462.md)
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