§ 71-1705. Rules and regulations of the department; evidence.

The rules and regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter listed in section 71-1701, and of titles
17 through 21 inclusive of this article, or the statutes from which they
were derived, may be read in evidence from the official compilation of
codes, rules and regulations of the state of New York, or supplement
thereto. To entitle any copy of the said rules and regulations, other
than those in the official compilation or supplement thereto, to be read
in evidence there shall be contained in the same book or pamphlet a
printed certificate of the Secretary of State that such copy is a
correct transcript of the text of the said rules and regulations as
published in the official compilation or supplement thereto. For such a
certificate the secretary of state shall collect such a fee as he shall
deem just and reasonable.