Title GBS, General Business

§ 397-a. Distributing unsolicited advertising on private property\nprohibited; certain cities. 1. In any city with a population of one\nmillion or more, no person shall place, or cause or permit to be placed\non private property any unsolicited papers, fliers, pamphlets,\nhandbi…

§ 397-b. Digital billboards. 1. All residential and commercial\nproperty within one thousand feet of a building used as Mitchell-Lama\nhousing with no fewer than ten thousand units within a city with a\npopulation of one million or more shall be prohibited from erecting or\ninst…

§ 398. Bills of lading to be issued by vessels transporting\nmerchandise within the state. It shall be the duty of the owner, master\nor agent of any vessel transporting merchandise or property between\nports of this state to issue to shippers of any lawful merchandise a\nbill o…

§ 398-a. Shipment of motor vehicles outside the continental United\nStates. 1. No person whose business involves the preparation of the\nshipping order or dock receipt or bill of lading or other export papers\nfor the transportation by water of a motor vehicle outside the\nconti…

§ 398-b. Discrimination in car rentals prohibited. 1. No car or\nvehicle rental agency shall refuse to rent a car or vehicle to any\nperson otherwise qualified because of race, color, ethnic origin,\nreligion, disability, or sex.\n 2. Any rental vehicle company found by a court …

§ 398-c. Children attending roller skating rinks and indoor ice\nskating rinks under certain conditions. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the owner, lessee, proprietor, operator, attendant or\nemployee of any roller skating rink or indoor ice skating rink loe may\nad…

§ 398-d. Disposal of abandoned molds. 1. For the purpose of this\nsection, the term:\n (a) "Customer" means any individual or entity (1) who causes or caused\na molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, or form or\n(2) who causes or caused a molder to use a die, …

§ 398-e. Indemnity provision in motor carrier transportation\ncontracts. 1. For the purposes of this section:\n (a) "motor carrier transportation contract" means a contract,\nagreement or understanding covering:\n (i) the transportation of property for compensation or hire by th…

§ 398-f. Children's non-regulated camp. 1. (a) As used in this\nsection, a "children's non-regulated camp" shall mean property\nconsisting of a tract of land and any tents, vehicles, buildings or\nother structures that may be pertinent to its use, any part of which may\nbe occup…

* § 398-g. Kratom package labeling. 1. For the purposes of this\nsection, "Kratom" means any part of the plant Mitragyna speciosa,\nwhether growing or not, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,\nmixture, or preparation of such plant or synthesized or semi-synthesized\…

§ 399. Cigarette package labeling. 1. On each package of cigarettes\nsold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributor within this state\nafter June first, nineteen hundred sixty-six, there shall be printed\nthereon or attached thereto a warning of the consequences of excessive…

§ 399-a. Pay toilets; prohibition. 1. On and after September first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-five, no owner, lessee or other occupant of any\nreal property or any other person, copartnership or corporation shall\noperate or permit to be operated pay toilet facilities upon such …

§ 399-aa. Prohibition of the selling of fur, hair, skin or flesh of a\ndog or cat. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation to knowingly import, sell, offer for sale, manufacture,\ndistribute, transport or otherwise market or trade in the fur, ha…

§ 399-aaa. Selling and manufacturing of fur-bearing articles of\nclothing. 1. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n (a) "faux fur" shall mean artificially manufactured fur which is made\nto resemble real fur but which is not d…

§ 399-aaaa. Menstrual product labeling. 1. For purposes of this\nsection:\n (a) "ingredient" shall mean an intentionally added substance present\nin the menstrual product;\n * (b) "menstrual product" shall mean products used for the purpose of\ncatching menstruation and vaginal …

§ 399-aaaaa. Selling of animal tested cosmetics. 1. For the purposes\nof this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Cosmetic" shall mean articles intended to be rubbed, poured,\nsprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to th…

§ 399-aaaaaa. Diaper labeling. 1. For purposes of this section:\n (a) "ingredient" shall mean an intentionally added substance present\nin a diaper;\n (b) "diaper" shall mean a type of garment or product inserted into a\ngarment for the purpose of absorbing waste products to pre…

§ 399-b. Contracts for the use of the streets for hack stands. The\nowner, lessee or other occupant of any real property, or any other\nperson, copartnership or corporation, who shall make or enter into any\nagreement, contract or arrangement whatsoever whereby the right is\natt…

§ 399-bb. Certain dry cleaning institutions; option for six months\ndonation of articles of clothing. 1. A retail dry cleaning institution\nmay post the following notice:\n IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE LAW\n GARMENTS NOT PICKED UP\n WITHIN SIX MONTHS\n WILL BE DONATED TO CH…

§ 399-bbb. Solicitations by container; disclosures. 1. As used in this\nsection the term "publicly accessible collection bin" shall mean an\nunattended canister, box, receptacle, or similar device, used for the\nsolicitation and collection of personal property, not including mon…

§ 399-c. Mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts\nprohibited. 1. Definitions.\n a. The term "consumer" shall mean a natural person residing in this\nstate.\n b. The term "consumer goods" shall mean goods, wares, paid merchandise\nor services purchased or paid…

* § 399-cc. Wireless telephone numbers. 1. No person, firm,\npartnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or\nother business entity shall obtain from any provider of wireless\ntelephone service, as such term is defined in paragraph (b) of\nsubdivision one of…

* § 399-cc. Transcripts and stenographic services. Notwithstanding any\nother provision of law to the contrary, when an attorney of record\norders or requests either orally or in writing that a stenographic\nrecord be made of any judicial proceeding, deposition, statement or\nin…

§ 399-ccc. Smoke detecting devices. 1. It shall be unlawful for any\nperson or entity to distribute, sell, offer for sale, or import any\nsolely battery operated smoke detecting alarm device powered by a\nreplaceable, removable battery. All solely battery operated smoke\ndetecti…

§ 399-cccc. Wireless telephone services; domestic violence victims. 1.\nEvery provider of wireless telephone service, as defined in paragraph\n(b) of subdivision one of section twelve hundred twenty-five-c of the\nvehicle and traffic law, shall allow a person who is under a shar…

§ 399-ccccc. Connected vehicle service; domestic violence victims. 1.\nFor the purposes of this section, the terms: (a) "connected vehicle\nservice" shall mean any technology that enables a person, other than the\ndriver or a covered provider, to track the location of, control a…

§ 399-d. Children attending public bowling alleys under certain\nconditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner,\nlessee, proprietor, operator, attendant or employee of any public\nbowling alley shall admit or allow to remain in any such public bowling\nalley,…

* § 399-dd. Sale of alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited. 1. For\npurposes of this section, "alcohol vaporizing device" means any device,\nmachine or process which mixes spirits, liquor or other alcohol product\nwith pure oxygen or other gas to produce a vaporized product for t…

* § 399-dd. Construction or installation of playground or playground\nequipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the\npurposes of this section, the term "playground" means an improved area\ndesigned, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children whic…

* § 399-dd. Consumer communications records privacy. 1. For purposes\nof this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "telephone record" means information retained by a telephone\ncompany that relates to the telephone number dialed from the telephon…

* § 399-ddd. Confidentiality of social security account number.\nBeginning on and after January first, two thousand eight:\n 1. (a) As used in this section "social security account number" shall\ninclude the number issued by the federal social security administration\nand any nu…

* § 399-ddd. Disclosure of social security number. 1. As used in this\nsection, "social security account number" shall include the number\nissued by the federal social security administration and any number\nderived from such number. Such term shall not include any number that\n…

* § 399-e. Prohibition of the importation, manufacturing,\ndistribution, or sale of yo-yo waterball toys. 1. No person, firm,\ncorporation, or association shall import, manufacture, sell, offer to\nsell, or distribute a yo-yo waterball toy.\n 2. For purposes of this section, the…

* § 399-e. Actions. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other\nassociation may deny credit, reduce the credit limit, or raise the cost\nof credit of a consumer, solely because such consumer is a victim of\nidentity theft, if the person denying, reducing, or raising the …

§ 399-ee. Zone pricing of gasoline prohibited. 1. As used in this\nsection:\n (a) "Affiliate" means any person whose stock is more than fifty\npercent owned by or who, regardless of stock ownership, is controlled by\nor is under common control with any other person.\n (b) "Compe…

* § 399-eee. Disabling of services to stolen wireless phones. 1.\nDefinitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n (a) "International mobile equipment identifier (IMEI)" shall mean:\n (i) a mobile equipment identifier;\n (ii) e…

* § 399-eee. Car wash promotion disclosure. 1. For the purposes of\nthis section, the term "car wash" means any individual, partnership,\ncorporation, limited liability company, joint venture, association, or\nother business entity that engages in the cleaning of vehicles,\nincl…

§ 399-f. Laundromat refund procedures. 1. "Self service laundromats"\nor "coin operated laundries" shall mean and include all laundromats and\nany apartment building with two or more washing machines or clothes\ndryers.\n 2. All self service laundromats, except those staffed by …

§ 399-ff. Petting zoos. 1. For purposes of this section the terms:\n (a) "petting zoo" shall mean a place where a collection of animals are\nkept for the express purpose of viewing, touching, holding and petting\nby patrons and visitors to the establishment; and\n (b) "hand wash…

§ 399-gg. Packaging of electronic liquid. 1. No person, firm or\ncorporation shall sell or offer for sale any electronic liquid, as\ndefined in paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section thirteen hundred\nninety-nine-cc of the public health law, unless the electronic liquid is\…

§ 399-h. Disposal of records containing personal identifying\ninformation. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the\nfollowing words shall have the following meanings:\n a. "Dispose" means to throw out or away or to get rid of and shall not\ninclude a sale of a reco…

§ 399-i. Prohibit the sale of unsafe cribs and restrict use of such\ncribs in certain settings. 1. For the purposes of this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Crib" shall mean a bed or containment designated to accommodate\nan infant.\n (b) "…

* § 399-ii. Furniture tip restraint device. 1. As used in this\nsection:\n (a) "furniture" shall mean a clothing storage unit that is\nfreestanding and at least twenty-seven inches in height including but\nnot limited to chests, dressers, armoires, and bureaus; and\n (b) "tip re…

* § 399-ii. Prohibit the sale of crib bumper pads and restrict use of\nsuch pads in certain settings. 1. For the purposes of this section: (a)\n"Crib" shall mean a bed or containment designated to accommodate an\ninfant.\n (b) "Crib bumper pads" shall mean a pad or pads of a non…

§ 399-j. Safety standards; moveable soccer goals. 1. The department of\nstate, in consultation with the office of parks, recreation and historic\npreservation, shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing safety\nstandards for anchoring, securing and counter-weighting a m…

§ 399-k. Access to toilet facilities for utility workers. 1. A place\nof business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services\nthat has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow any individual\nwho is lawfully on the premises of such place of business to u…

§ 399-m. Disclosures in advertisement and sale of unassembled goods.\n1. For the purposes of this section, unassembled merchandise shall mean\ngoods, wares or other merchandise which is comprised of more than six\nseparate parts or units other than nuts, bolts, screws or other s…

§ 399-n. Approval of electrical devices. Whenever electrical devices\nor electrical wiring or electrical apparatus are required to be approved\nby underwriters laboratories for fire safety by any statute, law, rule\nor regulation, of the state or any municipality thereof, approv…

§ 399-nn. Sale of digital electronic equipment; diagnostic and repair\ninformation. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Authorized repair provider" means an individual or business who\nhas an arrangemen…

§ 399-o. Selling prices and container deposits. Every person, firm,\npartnership, corporation or association which sells, offers for sale, or\nexposes for sale at retail an item for which the seller is required by\nstate or local law, ordinance or rule, to collect from the purch…