N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 480

§ 480. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the use\nof lasers and radioactive materials, the operation of cranes, the\ndetonation of explosives, and the preparation and firing of pyrotechnics\ninvolve such elements of potential danger to the lives, health and\nsafety of the citizens of this state and to their property that special\nregulations are necessary to insure that only persons of proper ability\nand experience shall engage in such uses and operations.\n The legislature hereby declares that this article shall be deemed an\nexercise of the police power of this state for the protection of the\nlives, health and safety of citizens in this state and of their\nproperty.\n