N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 44: Emergency measures to protect milk supply

§ 44. Emergency measures to protect milk supply. When in the opinion

of the commissioner of health a milk or cream supply has been so

contaminated as to be potentially dangerous to health or serious

curtailment of such a supply is threatened as a result of accident,

sabotage or enemy action, he is hereby authorized to embargo any part of

any such milk or cream supply pending investigation and, notwithstanding

any contrary provisions of law, to authorize the transfer of milk and

cream from one plant to another or from one political subdivision to

another for pasteurization, bottling or sale, and to waive or modify any

requirements, regulations or standards pertaining to or affecting the

production, processing, handling, storage, transportation, sale, resale

or distribution of milk and cream, or any operations or procedures

incident thereto until conditions warrant normal operation.