New York General Business Law Article 2 - SABBATH

• 2 - The Sabbath.
  The first day of the week being by general consent set apart for rest and religious uses, the law prohibits the doing on that day...
• 3 - Sabbath Breaking.
  A violation of the foregoing prohibition is Sabbath breaking.
• 4 - Punishment for Sabbath Breaking.
  Sabbath breaking is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars and not more than ten dollars, or by imprisonment in...
• 5 - Labor Prohibited on Sunday.
  All labor on Sunday is prohibited, excepting the works of necessity and charity. In works of necessity or charity is included whatever is needful during...
• 6 - Persons Observing Another Day As a Sabbath.
  It is a sufficient defense to a prosecution for work or labor on the first day of the week that the defendant uniformly keeps another...
• 7 - Public Sports and Exercises on Sunday.
  All public sports, exercises or shows, except professional golf tournaments and games of the World University Games conducted in Erie, Genesee and Niagara counties in...
• 8 - Trades, Manufactures, and Mechanical Employments Prohibited on Sunday.
  All trades, manufacturers, agricultural or mechanical employments upon the first day of the week are prohibited, except that when the same are works of necessity...
• 9 - Public Traffic on Sunday.
  All manner of public selling or offering for sale of any property upon Sunday is prohibited, except as follows: 1. Articles of food may be...
• 10 - Prosecutions for Conducting Business on Sunday by Certain Persons.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be a sufficient defense to a prosecution pursuant to this article, for conducting any trade or business...
• 11 - Serving Civil Process on Sunday.
  All service or execution of legal process, of any kind whatever, on the first day of the week is prohibited, except in criminal proceedings or...
• 12 - Forfeiture of Commodities Exposed for Sale on Sunday.
  In addition to the penalty imposed by section four, all property and commodities exposed for sale on the first day of the week in violation...
• 13 - Maliciously Serving Process on Saturday on Person Who Keeps Saturday As Holy Time.
  Whoever maliciously procures any process in a civil action to be served on Saturday, upon any person who keeps Saturday as holy time, and does...
• 14 - Processions and Parades on Sunday.
  1. All processions and parades on Sunday in any city, excepting only funeral processions for the actual burial of the dead, and processions to and...
• 16 - Barbering on Sunday.
  Any person who carries on or engages in the business of shaving, hair cutting or other work of a barber on the first day of...
• 17 - Days of Rest and Recreation.
  a. One day a week may be set aside for rest and recreation. b. A day of rest and recreation may be determined by the...

Last modified: February 3, 2019