N.Y. COR Law § 502
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Use of liquor in jails
Official statutory text
§ 502. Use of liquor in jails. Spirituous, fermented or other liquor\nshall not be brought into a jail for the use of a person confined\ntherein, except as authorized by federal statute and then only upon a\nwritten permit by the physician to the jail, which must be delivered to\nand kept by the keeper thereof, specifying the quantity and kind of\nliquor which may be furnished, the name of the civil prisoner for whom,\nand the time during which the same may be furnished.\n
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