Section 170.47. Criminal possession of an anti-security item

A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of an anti-security item,
  when with intent to steal property at a retail mercantile  establishment
  as defined in article twelve-B of the general business law, he knowingly
  possesses  in  such an establishment an item designed for the purpose of
  overcoming detection of  security  markings  or  attachments  placed  on
  property offered for sale at such an establishment.
    Criminal possession of an anti-security item is a class B misdemeanor.