New York Laws
Article 27 - Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
1153 - Provisions Relating to Blind or Visually Impaired Persons.

(b) No person, unless blind or visually impaired, shall use on any
street or highway a cane which is metallic or white in color or white
with a red tip.
(c) This section shall not be construed as making obligatory the
employment of the use of a guide dog or of a cane or walking stick of
any kind by a person blind or visually impaired.