2014 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 26 - (390 - 399-ZZZ) MISCELLANEOUS
399-FF - Petting zoos.

 399-ff. Petting zoos. 1. For purposes of this section the terms:
(a) "petting zoo" shall mean a place where a collection of animals are
  kept  for  the express purpose of viewing, touching, holding and petting
  by patrons and visitors to the establishment; and
(b) "hand washing or hand cleansing facility" shall mean any method of
  cleansing the hands that kills germs and  bacteria  including,  but  not
  limited  to,  soap  and  running  water, anti-bacterial fluids, foams or
  gels, and anti-bacterial or antiseptic wipes or towels.
2. All petting zoo operators shall provide and maintain at  least  one
  clearly designated hand washing facility for patrons and visitors to the
  establishment  to  wash or cleanse their hands upon exiting such petting
  zoo area.  Such  hand  washing  or  hand  cleansing  facility  shall  be
  maintained  at  or  within no more than fifty feet of the exit from such
  petting zoo area.
3. Every exit from a petting zoo area shall have a sign  conspicuously
  posted that shall state, in a clear and legible typeface, the following:
  "Animals  at  petting  zoos  may  carry  germs  and  bacteria that cause
  disease. It is strongly recommended that persons wash their  hands  upon
  exiting  the  petting  zoo  area".  Such  sign  shall  also indicate the
  direction in which such hand  washing  or  hand  cleansing  facility  is
  located.
4.  Any operator of a petting zoo who fails to maintain a hand washing
  or hand cleansing facility and  proper  signage  in  violation  of  this
  section  shall  be subject to a civil penalty in an amount of up to five
  hundred dollars.