Pennsylvania § 7304 - Illegal sale or use of certain fire extinguishers.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 7304 — Illegal sale or use of certain fire extinguishers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7304. Illegal sale or use of certain fire extinguishers.
(a) Use prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for any building used for private, public or parochial school purposes, or any bus being used for the transportation of school children, to be equipped with or to have available for use a fire extinguisher containing carbon tetrachloride, and any person having immediate control over such buildings or buses, who permits them to be so equipped or to have such fire extinguishers available for use therein, is guilty of a summary offense.
(b) Sale prohibited.--Whoever sells any portable fire extinguisher containing carbon tetrachloride, chlorobromomethane, or methyl bromide, knowing it is intended for use in a single or multiple family dwelling or a hospital, rest-home, school, theater or other building generally open to the public, is guilty of a summary offense.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Pennsylvania § 7304
What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 7304 cover?
Section 7304 ("Illegal sale or use of certain fire extinguishers.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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