Section 96-Z-29-A. Mishandling and improper transportation of poultry products

(1) No person, firm, association, partnership, or  corporation  engaged  in  carrying  or  transporting poultry products shall transport
  such poultry products except in an enclosed vehicle in such a manner  as
  to  assure  delivery  of  the aforesaid products so that frozen products
  remain frozen and such other products do not rise  above  forty  degrees
  Fahrenheit,  provided, however, that this section shall not apply to (a)
  household consumers; (b) retail dealers with respect to poultry products
  sold directly to  consumers  in  retail  stores;  (c)  poultry  products
  derived  from  either  the slaughter by any person of poultry of his own
  raising, or the custom slaughter by another person of poultry  delivered
  by  the owner thereof for such slaughter, when such poultry products are
  used exclusively by such owner and members  of  his  household  and  his
  non-paying guests and employees. This section shall not apply to poultry
  products  which  because of their method of manufacture, processing, and
  packaging,  require  no  special  handling   temperatures   to   prevent
  adulteration   or   unwholesomeness   including,  but  not  limited  to,
  commercially sterile poultry products in hermetically sealed containers.
    (2) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations  to  further
  define  standards  for the transportation of poultry products to further
  ensure that  they  are  delivered  in  an  unadulterated  and  wholesome
  condition.
    (3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a violation
  as defined in subdivision three of section 10.00 of the penal law.