N.Y. General Obligations Law § 9-107: Genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms; affirmative defense

§ 9-107. Genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms;

affirmative defense. Any party who is sued for damages for any claim on

the ground that the party possessed or used seeds or plants that

contained genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms

without entering into an agreement or paying fees to the manufacturer or

licensed distributor of such genetically engineered or genetically

modified organisms shall have an affirmative defense against any

liability if the party shall show that he or she did not knowingly and

intentionally introduce the genetically engineered or genetically

modified organisms into his or her plants or seeds or onto his or her

property and he or she did not knowingly gain from the distinctive

traits due to genetic modification or genetic engineering.