NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 15.05 — Sale or Other Disposal; Permission, Labeling, Exceptions.

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(a) No person shall sell, give away or convey pathogens to any other person without the permission of the Commissioner. Every container of pathogens sold, given away or conveyed shall bear a label stating the contents of the container, the name, address and registration number of the distributor and the name, address a

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§ 15.05 Sale or Other Disposal; Permission, Labeling, Exceptions.

RCNY § 15.05

(a)No person shall sell, give away or convey pathogens to any other person without the permission of the Commissioner. Every container of pathogens sold, given away or conveyed shall bear a label stating the contents of the container, the name, address and registration number of the distributor and the name, address and registration number of the recipient.

(b)This section does not apply to diseased tissue, exudate or other specimens sent to a laboratory for tests to obtain information for diagnosis, prophylaxis or treatment by a licensed physician, veterinarian or other person authorized by law to use the results of such tests in his practice.

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