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New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 6. Persons observing another day as a Sabbath

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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 day of the week as holy time, and does not labor on that day, and that the labor complained of was done in such manner as not to interrupt or disturb other persons observing the first day of the week as holy time.

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