Mental Hygiene Law § 29.25 · Article 29. General Provisions Relating to In-patient Facilities
Sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages to patients prohibited
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§ 29.25 Sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages to patients prohibited.
Any person who knowingly sells, delivers, or gives away or causes, permits, or procures to be sold, delivered, or given away any alcoholic beverage to a patient on the grounds of a department facility, except as part of the patient's prescribed medical regimen or as part of a duly authorized religious ceremony or observance, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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- Law content up to date as of June 26, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/MHY29.25
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