2022 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture and Markets
Article 5-B - Sale of Meat
96-P-2 - Mishandling and Improper Transportation of Meat, Meat By-Products and Meat Food Products.

§ 96-p-2. Mishandling   and  improper  transportation  of  meat,  meat
by-products and meat food products. (1) No  person,  firm,  association,
partnership  or  corporation  engaged  in carrying or transporting meat,
meat by-products or meat food products  shall  transport  such  products
except  in an enclosed vehicle in such a manner as to assure delivery of
the aforesaid products so that frozen products remain  frozen  and  such
other  products  do  not  rise above forty degrees Fahrenheit, provided,
however, that this section shall not apply to establishments engaging in
meat  handling  operations  at  retail  stores  and  restaurants,   when
conducted  at  any  retail  store  or  restaurant or similar retail-type
establishment for sale in normal retail quantities or  service  of  such
articles   to   consumers  at  such  establishments,  nor  to  household
consumers. This section shall not apply  to  meat  food  products  which
because  of  their  method  of  manufacture,  processing, and packaging,
require no special handling  temperatures  to  prevent  adulteration  or
unwholesomeness including, but not limited to, commercially sterile meat
food products in hermetically sealed containers.
  (2)  The  commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to further
define standards for the transportation of  meat,  meat  by-products  or
meat  food  products  to  further  ensure  that they are delivered in an
unadulterated and wholesome condition.
  (3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a violation
as defined in subdivision three of section 10.00 of the penal law.