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NY Gen Bus L § 642 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 30-B - Weight Loss Service 642 - Weight Loss Services; Notice.

* §  642.  Weight  loss  services;  notice.  1.  Any  person,  firm or corporation offering weight loss services or weight  loss  services  and products  in  this  state  by  means of selling or offering to sell such services or products to the public shall either (i) conspicuously post a sign, measuring at least nine inches by fourteen inches, where consumers are offered the services or products, in writing, in at least ten  point print,  or  (ii)  provide  in  writing,  in at least ten point print, to individuals and consumers  prior  to  the  purchase  of  such  goods  or services  the  following notice or some other notice which substantially contains or provides the following information.                     WEIGHT LOSS AND DIETING INFORMATION   a. WARNING! Rapid weight loss may cause serious health problems. Rapid weight loss is weight loss of more than 1 1/2 to 2 pounds  per  week  or weight  loss  of  more  than 1 percent of body weight per week after the second week of participation in a weight loss program.   b. Consult your physician before starting any weight loss  program  or using any diet medications or formulas.   c.  Long  term weight control is the safest and most important goal of any diet program. Permanent lifestyle changes such as eating  nutritious foods,  calorie  control  and  increasing physical activity help promote long term weight loss according to medical experts.   d. Ask the person providing or selling you weight loss advice or  diet products,   medications  or  formulas  about  their  qualifications  and training in nutrition and health.   e. You have the right to:  (i) Ask questions about the potential health risks of this program  or product,  its  nutritional  content,  and  its psychological-support and educational components;  (ii) Know the price of treatment, including the  price  of  any  extra products, services, supplements and laboratory tests; and  (iii) Know the program duration of the program recommended to you.   2.  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to direct sellers, retail stores or pharmacies selling weight loss products  and  providing information  to  the  public  regarding individual products, unless such businesses offer both weight loss services  and  weight  loss  products. Furthermore,  the  provisions  of this section shall not apply to weight loss  services  provided  to  an  individual  by  any  person,  firm  or corporation  which  provides  weight  loss  services incidental to their primary professional services to such  individual  and  which  does  not offer  to  sell  weight  loss  services  or  weight loss products to the public.   * NB Effective April 6, 2022
NY Gen Bus L § 643 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 30-B - Weight Loss Service 643 - Deceptive Practices.

* §  643.  Deceptive practices. It shall be a deceptive trade practice   for any person, firm or corporation offering or  providing  weight  loss   services   or   weight   loss  products  to  misrepresent,  directly  or   indirectly:1. the potential health risks of the weight loss services or  products   offered;2.  the  success  of  participants  using  the weight loss services or   products offered in achieving  or  maintaining  weight  loss  or  weight   control.  Any representation of successful weight loss or weight control   by participants will be considered misleading if  the  person,  firm  or   corporation  does  not  possess  or rely upon a reasonable basis for the   representation at the time it is disseminated. If a claim is  made  that   scientific  evidence  supports  the  representation, the person, firm or   corporation must possess  competent  and  reliable  scientific  evidence   substantiating  such  claim.  For  the  purposes  of  this  subdivision,   "competent and reliable scientific evidence"  shall  mean  those  tests,   analyses,  research, studies or other evidence based on the expertise of   professionals in  the  relevant  area,  that  have  been  conducted  and   evaluated  in  an  objective manner by persons qualified to do so, using   procedures generally accepted in the profession to  yield  accurate  and   reliable results;3.  the  educational  and  professional  experience  of  the personnel   providing weight loss services or weight loss products;4. the total charges for any weight loss services and products; or5. the actual or estimated duration of the  use  of  the  weight  loss   services or products offered.* NB Effective April 6, 2022
NY Gen Bus L § 644 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 30-B - Weight Loss Service 644 - Local Regulation.

* §  644. Local regulation. Nothing in this article shall be construed   to restrict the power of any county, city, town or village to adopt  and   enforce  local  laws, ordinances or regulations which exceed the minimum   requirements of this article, as long as such local laws, ordinances  or   regulations  are  not  inconsistent with the provisions of this article.   Any local laws or rules regulating weight loss services and products  in   a  city  having  a  population  of one million or more and which were in   effect prior to the effective  date  of  this  article  and  any  notice   provided  pursuant to such law or rule, shall be deemed to be consistent   with the provisions of this article.* NB Effective April 6, 2022
NY Gen Bus L § 645 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 30-B - Weight Loss Service 645 - Penalties.

* §  645.  Penalties.  Each day a person, firm or corporation violates   any provision of this  article  shall  constitute  a  single  violation.   Whenever  there shall be a violation of this article, an application may   be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of  the  state   of  New  York  to  a  court  or justice having jurisdiction by a special   proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the  defendant  of   not  less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such   violations. If it  shall  appear  to  the  court  or  justice  that  the   defendant  has  in  fact,  violated  this  article, an injunction may be   issued by such court or justice, enjoining and restraining  any  further   violation,  without  requiring  proof  that any person has, in fact been   injured or damaged thereby. Whenever the court shall  determine  that  a   violation  of  this  article  has occurred, the court may impose a civil   penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for the first violation and   two hundred dollars for each violation thereafter, but in no event shall   the total penalty therefor exceed one thousand  dollars.  In  connection   with  any  such  application, the attorney general is authorized to take   proof and make a determination  of  the  relevant  facts  and  to  issue   subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.* NB Effective April 6, 2022
NY Gen Bus L § 650 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 650 - Short Title.

§  650.  Short  title. This article shall be known and may be cited as   the "Membership campground act".
NY Gen Bus L § 651 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 651 - Definitions.

§ 651. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the terms:1.   "Advertising"   means  any  written,  printed,  audio  or  visual   communication by a membership campground  operator  or  an  employee  or   agent  of  a membership campground operator made in conjunction with the   promotion and sale of campground memberships.2. "Business day" means any calendar day except Sunday  or  any  legal   holiday.3.  "Dues"  means the annual or periodic fees, other than the purchase   price or user fees, that must  be  paid  as  a  condition  to  continued   membership in and use of a membership campground.4.  "Major  capital  improvement"  means  an upgrade or improvement or   improvements which, in the aggregate, cost in excess of  fifty  thousand   dollars.5.  "Membership  campground"  means  real property, together with such   fixtures and improvements as  campsites,  bathrooms,  showers,  swimming   pools, tennis courts, recreational buildings, stores and other amenities   that are made available to purchasers of membership camping contracts.6.  "Membership  camping  contract"  or  "contract" means an agreement   offered or sold evidencing a purchaser's  right  or  license  to  use  a   membership  campground  under terms wherein no exclusive right to use is   granted for a specific and identifiable unit,  and  where  the  operator   does  not  assign a specific and fixed number of days or weeks which the   purchaser may use and where the operator does not represent the contract   as an investment opportunity under which  the  purchaser  might  assign,   sell  or  transfer  his  or  her contract for profit. This term does not   include any  arrangement  or  other  device,  whether  by  agreement  or   otherwise,  under  which  a  purchaser  has  the one-time right to use a   specific,  identified  camping  site,  and  related  facilities,  for  a   specific,  identified  time  period,  such  as  with  an  overnight or a   seasonal rental. This term also does not include reciprocal programs  or   any  arrangement  or  other  device under which a purchaser acquires any   leasehold, fee, timeshare or other ownership interest in a campground.7. "Membership campground operator" or "operator"  means  any  person,   corporation,  partnership,  or  other  entity  that  owns  or operates a   membership campground.8. "Purchase price" means the purchase price of  a  camping  contract,   including  finance  charges  and  related  closing  costs,  if  any, but   excluding dues and user fees.9. "Purchaser" means a person who enters  into  a  membership  camping   contract and obtains the right or license to use membership campgrounds.10. "Reciprocal program" means any arrangement allowing a purchaser to   use campgrounds or other properties other than the membership campground   which is the subject of the purchaser's membership camping contract.11.  "User  fees" means optional fees that may be charged for specific   goods or services that are not  covered  under  the  membership  camping   contract.
NY Gen Bus L § 652 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 652 - Applicability.

§ 652. Applicability. 1. Except as provided herein, this article shall   apply  to  the  sale or offer of sale of membership camping contracts to   residents of the state if the facilities which are the  subject  of  the   membership camping contract are in the state, or if the sale or offer of   sale is made in the state.2.  Membership  campground  operators subject to regulation under this   article shall not be subject to regulation under article  twenty-three-A   of this chapter or article nine-A of the real property law.3. The resale of a single membership camping contract by the purchaser   other  than the membership campground operator, or an employee, agent or   affiliate of the membership campground operator, shall not be subject to   the provisions of this article.4. This article shall not apply to the sale or offer  for  sale  of  a   successor  contract  which  replaces  an  existing  contract, unless the   successor contract is executed within the cancellation  period  provided   for in section six hundred fifty-four of this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 654 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 654 - Right of Cancellation.

§ 654. Right of cancellation. 1. The purchaser may cancel a membership   camping  contract with or without cause within three business days after   the execution of  such  contract.    Notice  of  cancellation  shall  be   delivered  by  hand  or mailed to the address specified in the contract.   Notice of cancellation shall be deemed timely given if postmarked on  or   before the third business day following the date of execution.2.  A  purchaser  may cancel a membership camping contract pursuant to   this section without penalty or obligation and all payments made by  the   purchaser  prior  to  cancellation  shall be refunded within thirty days   after receipt of the notice of cancellation by the membership campground   operator.  Upon  cancellation  pursuant  to  this  section,  all  notes,   mortgages,  security  agreements or other loan documents executed by the   purchaser in connection with the membership camping  contract  shall  be   deemed cancelled without penalty or obligation to the purchaser.
NY Gen Bus L § 655 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 655 - Restriction on Conveyance of Campgrounds.

§  655.  Restriction  on  conveyance  of campgrounds. 1. No membership   campground operator shall convey or  transfer  a  membership  campground   unless the transferee takes title or possession subject to all rights of   purchasers;   or   the   membership   campground   operator  immediately   substitutes for the  use  of  purchasers  another  campground  which  is   located  within a fifty-mile radius and is at least as desirable for the   purpose of camping  and  outdoor  recreation  as  the  campground  being   conveyed or transferred.2.  For the purpose of this section, the terms "convey" and "transfer"   shall not include the granting of a security interest in or the pledging   of the property for financing purposes, but shall include the assignment   of any leasehold interest  the  campground  operator  may  have  in  the   campground property.
NY Gen Bus L § 656 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 656 - Advertising Standards.

§  656.  Advertising standards. Membership campground operators, their   employees and agents shall be subject to all relevant provisions of this   chapter,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  sections   three   hundred   forty-nine,  three hundred fifty, and three hundred sixty-nine-ee in the   marketing, promotion, and advertising of membership camping contracts.
NY Gen Bus L § 658 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 658 - Violations.

§  658.  Violations. Any membership campground operator or his agents,   employees or assignees who violate any provision of this  article  shall   be  liable for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for   each such violation.
NY Gen Bus L § 659 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 659 - Contracts Void and Unenforceable.

§  659.  Contracts  void  and unenforceable. 1. Any membership camping   contract which does not comply with the applicable  provisions  of  this   article shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.2. Any waiver by the purchaser of the provisions of this article shall   be  deemed  void  and unenforceable by the seller and contrary to public   policy.
NY Gen Bus L § 660 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 31 - Membership Campgrounds 660 - Construction.

§  660.  Construction. 1. This article neither enlarges nor diminishes   the rights of parties in private litigation except as provided  in  this   section.2.  Any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of this   article may bring an action in his own name to enjoin such unlawful  act   or  practice,  an action to recover his actual damages or fifty dollars,   whichever is greater, or both  such  actions.  The  court  may,  in  its   discretion,  increase  the  award  of damages to an amount not to exceed   three times the actual damages, up to  ten  thousand  dollars,  together   with  an  award  for  reasonable attorney's fees, if the court finds the   defendant willfully or knowingly violated this section.3. The attorney general may enforce the provisions of this article  by   exercising  the  powers  granted  to him or her by subdivision twelve of   section sixty-three of the executive law.4. Whenever the court shall determine that an operator has engaged  in   repeated fraudulent or illegal acts, as defined in subdivision twelve of   section  sixty-three  of  the executive law, in violation of section six   hundred fifty-three, six hundred fifty-four, six hundred fifty-five, six   hundred fifty-six or six hundred fifty-seven of this article, the  court   may  impose  a  civil  penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for   each such act.
NY Gen Bus L § 670 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 32 - Video Consumer Privacy Act 670 - Short Title.

* §  670. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as   the "video consumer privacy act".* NB There are 2 § 670's
NY Gen Bus L § 671 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 32 - Video Consumer Privacy Act 671 - Declaration of Legislative Findings and Intent.

§ 671. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The legislature   finds  and declares that the viewing of rented video tapes and movies in   the home is a popular and widespread leisure pastime. Innumerable retail   establishments in this state commonly record, often  by  computer,  data   containing  the  identities of consumers who have rented video tapes and   movies and the titles  of  the  videos  rented.  The  large  amounts  of   personally  identifiable  information  collected by such establishments,   and the possibility of public dissemination of that information, pose  a   serious threat to the personal privacy of New Yorkers and is therefore a   matter of state concern.It  is  the  intent of the legislature by enactment of this article to   protect the personal privacy of individuals and their families who  rent   video  cassette  tapes  and  movies  and similar audio visual materials,   without unreasonably restricting  the  ability  of  video  tape  service   providers  to  collect and use information as is necessary to conducting   their businesses.
NY Gen Bus L § 672 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 32 - Video Consumer Privacy Act 672 - Definitions.

§   672.  Definitions.  1.  The  term  "consumer"  means  any  renter,   purchaser, or subscriber of goods or services from a video tape  service   provider or video tape seller.2.  The  term "ordinary course of business" means only debt collection   activities, order fulfillment, request processing, and the  transfer  of   ownership.3.   The   term   "personally   identifiable  information"  means  any   information which identifies a person as having  requested  or  obtained   specific  video materials or services from a video tape service provider   or video tape seller.4. The term "video tape service provider" means any person engaged  in   the  business  of  rental of prerecorded video cassette tapes or similar   audio visual materials,  or  any  person  or  other  entity  to  whom  a   disclosure is made pursuant to section six hundred seventy-three of this   article  but  only  with  respect  to  the  information contained in the   disclosure.5. The term "video tape  seller"  means  any  person  engaged  in  the   business  of  selling  prerecorded video cassette tapes or similar audio   visual materials, or any person or other entity to whom a disclosure  is   made  pursuant  to section six hundred seventy-four of this article, but   only with respect to the information contained in the disclosure.6. The term "informed, written consent of the consumer" means that the   video tape service provider prior to furnishing any video tape  services   shall  offer  the  consumer  an  opportunity  conforming  to  the notice   contained  herein  to  elect  not  to   have   personally   identifiable   information  disclosed.  Such notice shall be in writing in at least ten   point bold face type, affixed to any membership,  subscriber  or  rental   agreement  between the consumer and the video tape service provider, and   shall be posted on a sign in full and clear view of the consumer at  the   point of rental transaction, and shall read as follows:This  video  tape  service  provider  from  time  to  time provides to   marketers of goods and services, the names and  addresses  of  customers   and  a  description  or  subject  matter  of  materials  rented by video   customers. You have the right to elect not to have your name, address or   the description or subject matter of any  material  rented  included  in   such  lists.  This  election  may  be changed by you, in writing, at any   time.I do not object to the release of my name, address or the  description   or subject matter of the material rented.    ________________________________   Signature    I do object to the release of such information.    ________________________________   Signature
NY Gen Bus L § 673 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 32 - Video Consumer Privacy Act 673 - Wrongful Disclosure of Video Tape Rental Records.

§  673.  Wrongful  disclosure of video tape rental records. 1. A video tape service provider who knowingly discloses, to any person, personally identifiable information concerning any consumer of such provider  shall be liable to the aggrieved person for the relief provided in section six hundred seventy-five of this article.   2.   A   video   tape   service  provider  shall  disclose  personally identifiable information concerning any consumer:  (a) to a grand jury pursuant to a grand jury subpoena;  (b) pursuant to a court order, in a civil proceeding upon a showing of compelling need for the information that cannot be accommodated  by  any other  means,  or  in a criminal proceeding upon a showing of legitimate need for the information that cannot be accommodated by any other means, if:  (i) the consumer is given reasonable notice, by the person seeking the disclosure, of the court proceeding relevant  to  the  issuance  of  the court order;  (ii)  the  consumer  is afforded the opportunity to appear and contest the claim of the person seeking the disclosure; and  (iii) the court imposes appropriate  safeguards  against  unauthorized disclosure;  (c)  to  a  law  enforcement  agency  pursuant  to  a warrant lawfully obtained under the laws of this state or the United States; or  (d) to a court pursuant to a civil action for conversion commenced  by the  video  tape  service provider or to enforce collection of fines for overdue or unreturned video tapes, and then only to the extent necessary to establish the fact of the rental. Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  a court   shall   impose   appropriate   safeguards  against  unauthorized disclosure.   3. A video tape service provider may disclose personally  identifiable information concerning any consumer:  (a) to the consumer;  (b)  to any person with the informed, written consent of the consumer; or  (c) to any person if the disclosure is incident to the ordinary course of business of the video tape service provider.   4. Personally identifiable information obtained in  any  manner  other than  as  provided  in this section shall not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, arbitration, or other proceeding in  or  before  any court,   grand  jury,  department,  officer,  agency,  regulatory  body, legislative committee or other authority of the state or  any  political subdivision thereof.   5.   A  person  subject  to  this  section  shall  destroy  personally identifiable information as soon as practicable, but no later  than  one year  from  the  date  the  information  is  no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and there are no pending requests  or orders for access to such information under this article.