N.Y.
General Business Law Section 399-CCC
Smoke detecting devices
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to distribute, sell, offer for sale, or import any solely battery operated smoke detecting alarm device powered by a replaceable, removable battery. All solely battery operated smoke detecting alarm devices that are distributed, sold, offered for sale, or imported, shall employ a non-removable, non-replaceable battery that powers the device for a minimum of ten years.2.
All product packaging containing a solely battery operated smoke detecting alarm device shall include the following information:(a)
the manufacturer’s name or registered trademark and the model number of the smoke detecting alarm device; and(b)
that such alarm device is designed to have a minimum battery life of ten years.3.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to solely battery operated smoke detecting alarm devices powered by a replaceable, removable battery that have been ordered by, or are in the inventory of, owners, managing agents, contractors, wholesalers or retailers on or before the effective date of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to smoke detecting alarm devices that receive their power from the electrical system of the building, fire alarm systems with smoke detectors, fire alarm devices that connect to a panel, devices that use a low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal, or such other devices as the state fire administrator shall designate through its regulatory process.
Source:
Section 399-CCC — Smoke detecting devices, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GBS/399-CCC
(updated Apr. 5, 2019; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).