N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 96-z: Exemptions

§ 96-z. Exemptions. This article shall not apply to disposal plants

operated under federal inspection or under inspection pursuant to

article five-B of this chapter; to any person, who, in the regular

course of a refuse collection business, gathers up and disposes of the

bodies of dead fowls, cats, dogs or other small animals; or to any

person, including but not limited to members of state or municipal

highway maintenance crews or state or municipal officials or employees

who in the pursuit of their duties, are charged with or responsible for

the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the people of the

state.