N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 67-b

§ 67-b. Pasteurization of cheese. No person manufacturing cheese or\ncheese curd or handling cheese or cheese curd as a wholesaler, assembler\nor broker in the state of New York and no person obtaining cheese from\noutside the state shall release any cheese or cheese curd to the retail\ntrade or to consumers unless such cheese or cheese curd has been\npasteurized or has been made from whole milk, skim milk or cream which\nhas been pasteurized in accordance with rules and regulations\npromulgated by the commissioner after inquiry and public hearing; except\nthat cheese cured for sixty days or longer after manufacture may be made\nfrom unpasteurized milk.\n