N.Y. Labor Law § 212-d: Field sanitation for farm hand workers, farm field workers and farm food processing workers

§ 212-d. Field sanitation for farm hand workers, farm field workers

and farm food processing workers. 1. Every grower or processor who

employs or uses paid farm hand workers, farm field workers or farm food

processing workers, whether or not he or she uses the services of a farm

labor contractor, shall, at his or her own expense, provide or make

available to such workers toilet and handwashing facilities, including

transportation to such facilities.

2. Where five or more paid farm handworkers, farm field workers or

farm food processing workers are employed in one location at the same

time, at least one toilet and handwashing facility shall be provided at

such location for every twenty workers or fraction thereof. Toilet and

handwashing units shall be located together. Such facilities shall be

located within a one-quarter mile walk of most hand-laborers or at the

closest point that may be accessible by motor vehicle.

3. Where more than twenty paid farm hand workers, farm field workers

or farm food processing workers are employed in one location at the same

time and fifty or more percent of such workers are women, one toilet

shall be designated with appropriate signs for men and one toilet

designated with appropriate signs for women. Toilet and handwashing

units shall be located together. Such facilities shall be located within

a one-quarter mile walk of most hand-laborers.

4. When compliance with the provisions of subdivisions one, two and

three of this section is not practicable because of physical or terrain

conditions, such toilet and handwashing facilities shall be located at

the closest point that may be accessible by motor vehicle.

5. Any violation of this section, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by

a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand

dollars, or up to thirty days imprisonment, or both such fine and

imprisonment. Any second or subsequent offense shall be a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more

than three thousand dollars, or up to sixty days imprisonment, or both

such fine and imprisonment.