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An agency as defined in subdivision three of section eighty-six of the public officers law may deny access to records or portions thereof concerning biomedical research or biomedical teaching conducted at an institution of higher education authorized by the state education department or at an institution within the state that receives state or federal funding to conduct such biomedical research or such biomedical teaching that, if disclosed, could endanger the life or safety of any person or would be reasonably likely to endanger the security of such biomedical research laboratory.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 506. Unlawful interference with research laboratory operations - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-506/
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