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> We were talking about criminal penalties. No. We were talking about regulation. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42572449 https://news.ycombinator.com/i
by motorest 2y ago
> We were talking about criminal penalties.
No. We were talking about regulation.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42572449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42572449
- lazide 2y agoAh, well then you do realize that OSHA regulation also doesn’t apply to personal, non-commercial use? And the DOT regulation doesn’t apply to things made and used on site? (Aka not transported)
- defrost 2y ago> If TNT was legal to own I'd be buying it for my farm. ( upthread @ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42567255 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42567255 ) US OSHA regulations do apply to agricultural operations. https://www.safeagsystems.com/blog/osh-act-and-agriculture https://www.safeagsystems.com/blog/osh-act-and-agriculture
- lazide 2y ago“An amendment in 1977 saw the OSHA restrict the use of funds to prescribe, issue, administer or enforce agricultural regulations for farming employers of 10 or less people.” Arguably, even subsistence farming is a commercial endeavor (per the Supreme Court) and requires an ATF license anyway. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn]