Colorado § 9-3-101 - Use of toxic fire-extinguishing agents prohibited.
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§ 9-3-101. Use of toxic fire-extinguishing agents prohibited.
No person, partnership, association, or corporation shall use or install for use in any place of public assemblage, public or private school, hospital, institution, business or office building, apartment building, penal institution, nursing or convalescent home, factory, mill, workshop, bakery, hotel, motel, store, boarding or bunkhouse, theater, motor vehicle used for the transportation of students or passengers for hire, or establishment wherein laborers are employed any fire extinguisher or fire-extinguishing device containing carbon tetrachloride or an active agent having a level of vapor toxicity equal to or greater than carbon tetrachloride. Fire extinguishers acceptable under this article are those covered in national fire protection association's bulletin #10, dated May 19, 1967, entitled "Standard for the Installation of Portable Fire Extinguishers", and national fire protection association's bulletin #10A, dated May 19, 1967, entitled "Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers".
Source: L. 69: p. 185, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-5-1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 9-3-101 cover?
Section 9-3-101 ("Use of toxic fire-extinguishing agents prohibited.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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