N.Y. PBH Law § 1399-R
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§ 1399-r. General provisions. 1. Nothing in this article shall be\nconstrued to deny the owner, operator or manager of a place covered by\nthis article the right to designate the entire place, or any part\nthereof, as a nonsmoking and nonvaping area.\n 2. The provisions of this article shall apply to the legislative,\nexecutive and judicial branches of state government and any political\nsubdivision of the state.\n 3. Smoking and vaping may not be permitted where prohibited by any\nother law, rule, or regulation of any state agency or any political\nsubdivision of the state. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict\nthe power of any county, city, town, or village to adopt and enforce\nadditional local law, ordinances, or regulations which comply with at\nleast the minimum applicable standards set forth in this article.\n
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