§ 11. Rules and regulations of the department; evidence. 1. The rules
and regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter 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.

2. All regulations of the department on file in the department and in
the office of the secretary of state on the date when this chapter takes
effect shall continue to be binding and in force except as may be
inconsistent with this chapter and as amended or repealed from time to
time.