[§485A-503]  Evidentiary burden.  (a) 
In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person
claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion shall have the
burden to prove the applicability of the claim.



(b)  In a criminal proceeding under this
chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion
shall have the burden of going forward with evidence of the claim. [L 2006, c
229, pt of §1]