NY Gen Bus L § 350-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 22-B - Water Treatment Units 350-H - Water Treatment Units.

§  350-h.  Water  treatment  units. 1. No person shall sell, offer for   sale, rent, lease or possess for the purpose of resale  or  distribution   any  water  treatment  unit  for  use  in  this  state unless each water   treatment unit has a conspicuous and legible label  stating,  "IMPORTANT   NOTICE,  Read  the  Performance  Data  Sheet."  and  is accompanied by a   performance data sheet placed on, in, or otherwise made a  part  of  the   containers or wrappers of such units.2.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  engage in the following   practices  in  the  sale,  offer  for  sale,  rental,  lease  or   other   distribution  of  water  treatment  units,  as  defined in section three   hundred fifty-g of this article:a. Make materially false or misleading claims concerning  the  quality   of a prospective purchaser's public water supply or private well water;b. Make materially false or misleading claims which state the kind and   degree of problems caused by water from a public water supply;c.  Make  materially  false or misleading claims that state or clearly   imply scientific certainty regarding the relationship between  acute  or   chronic  illnesses  and  water quality, unless based on valid scientific   studies;d. Make product performance claims and product benefit  claims  unless   such claims are based on factual data obtained from tests conducted by a   qualified laboratory following scientifically valid test procedures, and   for which data is in existence at the time such claims are made;e.  Make  uses  of pictures, exhibits, graphs, charts or other graphic   portrayals in advertisements in a materially false or misleading manner;f. Make materially false or misleading claims that  state  or  clearly   imply that serious harm may or will occur or be prevented if the product   is  not  purchased,  or  may  or  will  be  prevented  if the product is   purchased;g. State or  clearly  imply  that  the  water  flowing  from  a  water   treatment unit is pure unless such water meets or exceeds all federal or   state drinking water guidelines and maximum contaminant levels;h. Make claims that state or clearly imply that a water treatment unit   would  provide  a  health  benefit  or  diminish  a  health  risk unless   reasonably defined;i.  Make  materially  false  or   misleading   statements   that   the   contaminants  reduced by a water treatment unit are present in excess of   permitted levels in the  drinking  water  of  the  person  to  whom  the   statement is made;j.  Make  use  of  endorsements or testimonials which do not state the   qualifications of the  person  giving  them;  are  materially  false  or   misleading; or which do not accurately reflect the context in which they   were made or given;k.   Knowingly  omit  facts  from  advertisements  to  mislead  or  to   misrepresent;l. Make use of tests or test results of a consumer's drinking water in   a materially false or misleading manner in order to induce a  person  to   purchase a water treatment unit; orm.  Make  materially  false  or  misleading  claims that the following   characteristics are in and of themselves health-threatening contaminants   or contaminations: color, odor, taste, corrosivity, pH, total  dissolved   solids, turbidity, hardness, iron, manganese, sodium, chlorine, sulfate,   zinc,  copper,  foaming  agents,  or chloride, unless designated to be a   primary  contaminant  by  the  United  States  Environmental  Protection   Agency,  or  if  existing  characteristics  exceed  any federal or state   drinking water guidelines or maximum contaminant levels.