ECL 37-0119 · Title 1. Substances Hazardous to the Environment
Coal tar; prohibited
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 37-0119. Coal tar; prohibited.
1. A person shall not sell or offer for sale a pavement product containing coal tar.
2. A person shall not apply a pavement product that is labeled as containing coal tar on a driveway or parking area.
3. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "Coal tar" means a viscous substance obtained by the destructive distillation of coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in excess of ten thousand milligrams per kilogram.
b. "Pavement product" means a material that is for use on an asphalt or concrete surface, including but not limited to sealcoat.
* NB There are 2 § 37-0119's
Source of truth
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- Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/ENV37-0119%2A2
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- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 37-0119's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
- The Legislature enacted more than one section numbered 37-0119; this is number 2 as the Senate prints them.
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