§ 96-z. Exemptions. This article shall not apply to disposal plants
operated under federal inspection or under inspection pursuant to
article five-B of this chapter; to any person, who, in the regular
course of a refuse collection business, gathers up and disposes of the
bodies of dead fowls, cats, dogs or other small animals; or to any
person, including but not limited to members of state or municipal
highway maintenance crews or state or municipal officials or employees
who in the pursuit of their duties, are charged with or responsible for
the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the people of the
state.