N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 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.