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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§2057a Banning of Butyl Nitrite

Title 15 › CHAPTER 47 — CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY › § 2057a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Butyl nitrite is banned as a hazardous product, except when it is made, sold, shipped, or brought into the United States for business uses or for uses approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Butyl nitrite includes n‑butyl, isobutyl, secondary and tertiary forms, and mixtures of these. "Commercial purpose" means any business use except making consumer products that people inhale or put into their bodies to get high or other physical effects. The rule took effect 90 days after November 18, 1988.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §2057a

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(a)In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), butyl nitrite shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 2057 of this title.
(b)Lawful purposes
For the purposes of section 2057 of this title, it shall not be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States butyl nitrite for any commercial purpose or any other purpose approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.].
(c)Definitions
For purposes of this section: (1)
(2)The term “commercial purpose” means any commercial purpose other than for the production of consumer products containing butyl nitrite that may be used for inhaling or otherwise introducing butyl nitrite into the human body for euphoric or physical effects.
(d)Effective date
This section shall take effect 90 days after November 18, 1988.

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The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and not as part of the Consumer Product Safety Act which comprises this chapter.

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15 U.S.C. § 2057a

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110