{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-9-107","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Obligations Law § 9-107","heading":"Genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms; affirmative defense","body":"§ 9-107. Genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms;\naffirmative defense. Any party who is sued for damages for any claim on\nthe ground that the party possessed or used seeds or plants that\ncontained genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms\nwithout entering into an agreement or paying fees to the manufacturer or\nlicensed distributor of such genetically engineered or genetically\nmodified organisms shall have an affirmative defense against any\nliability if the party shall show that he or she did not knowingly and\nintentionally introduce the genetically engineered or genetically\nmodified organisms into his or her plants or seeds or onto his or her\nproperty and he or she did not knowingly gain from the distinctive\ntraits due to genetic modification or genetic engineering.","path":["General Obligations Law","Article 9. Obligations of Care","Title 1. Conditions On Real Property"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GOB/9-107","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"76dd23d089b71f48c73c6bd68f4690cedde1708390683b4447466ea668cace58","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-9-105","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-11-100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}