§ 96-a. Declaration of policy and purpose. Whereas unsanitary\nconditions in the slaughtering of animals and fowl for food have been\nfound to exist in this state, and whereas such conditions endanger the\nhealth and welfare of the people of the state, it is hereby declared to\nbe a matter of legislative determination that the supervision of the\nslaughtering of animals and fowl is in the public interest, and that\nthis article is enacted in the exercise of the police power of the state\nand its purposes are the protection of the public health.\n
N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 96-a
Declaration of policy and purpose
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos v. New York City Police Department (2017)
Most recently applied in Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos v. New York City Police Department (June 2017)
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.