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New York City Administrative Code Section 3-105 Emergency measures - Emergency Measures.

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    § 3-105 Emergency measures. 1. Whenever the mayor, pursuant to section
  3-104,  declares  that  a  state  of emergency exists, (a) the emergency
  measures provided in subdivision two of this section shall thereupon  be
  in  effect  during  the period of said emergency and throughout the city
  and (b) the mayor may order and promulgate all or any of  the  emergency
  measures  provided  in subdivision three of this section, in whole or in
  part, and with such limitations and conditions as he  or  she  may  deem
  appropriate,  and  any such emergency measure so ordered and promulgated
  shall thereupon be in effect during the period of said emergency and  in
  the area or areas for which the emergency has been declared.
    2.  (a)  The  sale  or  other  transfer of possession, with or without
  consideration, offer to sell or so transfer, and  the  purchase  of  any
  ammunition,  guns  and  other  firearms  of  any  size or description is
  prohibited.
    (b) The displaying by or in any store or shop of any ammunition,  guns
  and other firearms of any size or description is prohibited.
    (c)  The  possession  in  a  public place of a rifle or shotgun by any
  person, except a duly authorized law enforcement official or  person  in
  military  service acting in the official performance of his or her duty,
  is prohibited.
    (d) The possession of any rifle or shotgun in  any  place,  public  or
  private, by a nonresident who has not been issued a permit by the police
  commissioner, for the purchase and possession of rifles and shotguns, is
  prohibited.
    3.  (a)  The  establishment of curfews, including, but not limited to,
  the prohibition of or restrictions on pedestrian and vehicular movement,
  standing and parking, except for the provision of  designated  essential
  services  such  as  fire,  police  and  hospital  services including the
  transportation  of  patients  thereto,  utility  emergency  repairs  and
  emergency calls by physicians.
    (b) The prohibition of the sale of any alcoholic beverage.
    (c)  The prohibition of the possession on the person in a public place
  of any portable container containing any alcoholic beverage.
    (d) The  closing  of  places  of  public  assemblage  with  designated
  exceptions.
    (e)  The prohibition of the sale or other transfer of possession, with
  or  without  consideration,  of  gasoline  or  any  other  flammable  or
  combustible liquid altogether or except by delivery into a tank properly
  affixed  to  an  operable  motor-driven  vehicle, bike, scooter, boat or
  airplane and necessary for the propulsion thereof.
    (f) The prohibition of  the  possession  in  a  public  place  of  any
  portable  container  containing  gasoline  or  any  other  flammable  or
  combustible liquid.

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