2022 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture and Markets
Article 5-D - Sale of Poultry and Poultry Products
96-Z-29-A - Mishandling and Improper Transportation of Poultry Products.

§ 96-z-29-a. Mishandling   and   improper  transportation  of  poultry
products. (1) No person, firm, association, partnership, or  corporation
engaged  in  carrying  or  transporting poultry products shall transport
such poultry 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 (a)
household consumers; (b) retail dealers with respect to poultry products
sold directly to  consumers  in  retail  stores;  (c)  poultry  products
derived  from  either  the slaughter by any person of poultry of his own
raising, or the custom slaughter by another person of poultry  delivered
by  the owner thereof for such slaughter, when such poultry products are
used exclusively by such owner and members  of  his  household  and  his
non-paying guests and employees. This section shall not apply to poultry
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 poultry products in hermetically sealed containers.
  (2) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations  to  further
define  standards  for the transportation of poultry 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.