Miss. Code § 41-29-5

Current through the 2024 Regular Session

Section 41-29-5 - "Dangerous caustic or corrosive substance" defined

The term "dangerous caustic or corrosive substance" means each and all of the acids, alkalis, and substances named below:

(a) Hydrochloric acid and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized hydrochloric acid (HCl) in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;

(b) Sulphuric acids and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;

(c) Nitric acid or any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized nitric acid (HNO₃) in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more;

(d) Carbolic acid (C₆H₅OH), otherwise known as phenol, and any preparation containing carbolic acid in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more;

(e) Oxalic acid and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized oxalic acid (H₂C₂O₄) in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;

(f) Any salt of oxalic acid, other than cerium oxalate, and any preparation containing any such salt in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;

(g) Acetic acid or any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized acetic acid (HC₂H₃O₂) in a concentration of twenty percent (20%) or more;

(h) Hypochlorous acid, either free or combined, and any preparation containing the same in a concentration so as to yield ten percent (10%) or more by weight of available chlorine, excluding calx chlorinata, bleaching powder, and chloride of lime;

(i) Potassium hydroxide and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized potassium hydroxide (KOH), including caustic potash and Vienna paste, in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;

(j) Sodium hydroxide and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized sodium hydroxide (NaOH), including caustic soda and lye, in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;

(k) Silver nitrate, sometimes known as lunar caustic, and any preparation containing silver nitrate (AgNO₃) in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more, and

(l) Ammonia water and any preparation yielding free or chemically uncombined ammonia (NH₃), including ammonium hydroxide and "hartshorn" in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more.

However, the provisions of this article shall not apply to "white arsenic and sal soda."

Miss. Code § 41-29-5

Codes, 1930, § 4981; 1942, § 6823; Laws, 1930, ch. 26.