1. Commencing January 1, 1979 a person shall not sell or offer for sale in this state a decorative gas lamp manufactured after December 31, 1978.
2. As used in this section "decorative gas lamp" means a device installed for the purpose of producing illumination by burning natural, mixed or liquid petroleum gas and utilizing either a mantle or an open flame, but does not include portable camp lanterns or gas lamps.
3. Persons convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
4. Notwithstanding subsection 1, commencing January 1, 1990, a person may sell or offer for sale in this state a decorative gas lamp manufactured after December 31, 1978, if the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce determines, after notice and an opportunity for interested persons to comment at an oral presentation, that the sale or offer for sale of decorative gas lamps does not violate the public interest.
[C79, 81, § 478A.7]
89 Acts, ch 297, § 14
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