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New York Code › Act GBS › Article 39DDDD › Section 898-C

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§ 898-c. Public nuisance. 1. A violation of subdivision one or two of\nsection eight hundred ninety-eight-b of this article that results in\nharm to the public shall hereby be declared to be a public nuisance.\n 2. The existence of a public nuisance shall not depend on whether the\ngun industry member acted for the purpose of causing harm to the public.\n

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Public nuisance · N.Y. GBS Law § 898-C | Frix