NY Lab L § 341 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 12-A - Special Task Force for the Apparel Industry 341 - Registration.

§  341. Registration. 1. No manufacturer or contractor shall engage in   the apparel industry unless he or she registers with  the  commissioner,   in  writing, on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall contain   the  following  information:  whether  it  is  a  sole   proprietorship,   partnership  or  corporation, its name, address and number of production   employees, the name, home address and social  security  number  of  each   owner  or  partner,  or if the registrant is a corporation, no shares of   which are listed on a national securities exchange or  regularly  quoted   in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or an   affiliated  securities  association,  of each officer and of each of the   ten largest shareholders thereof, how long it has been in business,  its   tax  identification  number, whether it is a manufacturer or contractor,   the name and address of each person with a  financial  interest  in  the   manufacturer's or contractor's business and the amount of that interest,   except  that  if  the  manufacturer  or  contractor is a publicly-traded   corporation, only the names and addresses of  the  corporation  officers   shall  be  required, whether it is in contractual relations with a labor   organization  and,  if  so,  the  name  and  address   of   such   labor   organization,  a  statement as to whether the registrant or any owner of   or partner in, or if the registrant is a corporation, no shares of which   are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly quoted  in  an   over-the-counter  market  by  one  or  more  members of a national or an   affiliated securities association, any officer or any of the ten largest   shareholders thereof has, within the last three years, been found by any   court or administrative body to have violated this chapter and,  if  so,   the  nature  and  date  of  such  violation  and, if the registrant is a   contractor, whether that contractor subcontracts the cutting  or  sewing   of  apparel  or  sections  or components thereof. Such registration form   shall also require that each owner or partner, or if the registrant is a   corporation, then each officer, submit photographic proof  of  identity.   Divisions,  subsidiary  corporations  or  related  companies may, at the   option of the manufacturer or contractor, be named  and  included  under   one  omnibus registration. Such registration shall be filed on or before   January  fifteenth  of  each  year.  The  commissioner  shall  issue   a   certificate  of  registration,  which shall be effective for a period of   twelve months, upon receipt of a completed registration form accompanied   by the requisite photographic proof of identity and  documentation  that   such  manufacturer  or  contractor  has  paid  any  surety bond required   pursuant to subdivision eight of section  three  hundred  forty-five  of   this  article  and  that  a workers' compensation insurance policy is in   effect for the registrant's production employees  working  in  New  York   state.  The  initial  registration  fee shall be two hundred dollars and   each subsequent annual renewal registration fee  shall  be  one  hundred   fifty dollars. With respect to new employers, such registration shall be   filed  upon  the  commencement  of  manufacturing  or contracting in the   apparel industry and shall be  effective  until  the  following  January   fifteenth. The commissioner may pro rate the initial annual registration   fee in such instances.2.   Proof   of  registration  shall  be  by  an  official  department   registration certificate which shall be posted where it may be  read  by   employees during the workday.