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NY Gen Bus L § 399-CCC (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-CCC - Smoke Detecting Devices.

§  399-ccc.  Smoke  detecting devices. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to distribute, sell, offer  for  sale,  or  import  any solely  battery  operated  smoke  detecting  alarm  device  powered by a replaceable,  removable  battery.  All  solely  battery  operated  smoke detecting alarm devices that are distributed, sold, offered for sale, or imported,  shall  employ  a  non-removable, non-replaceable battery that powers the device for a minimum of ten years.   2. All product packaging containing a solely  battery  operated  smoke detecting alarm device shall include the following information:  (a)  the  manufacturer's  name  or  registered trademark and the model number of the smoke detecting alarm device; and  (b) that such alarm device is designed to have a minimum battery  life of ten years.   3.  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to solely battery operated  smoke  detecting  alarm  devices  powered  by  a  replaceable, removable battery that have been ordered by, or are in the inventory of, owners,  managing  agents,  contractors,  wholesalers or retailers on or before the effective date  of  this  section.  The  provisions  of  this section  shall  not  apply to smoke detecting alarm devices that receive their power from the electrical  system  of  the  building,  fire  alarm systems  with  smoke  detectors,  fire  alarm  devices that connect to a panel,  devices  that  use  a   low-power   radio   frequency   wireless communication   signal,   or  such  other  devices  as  the  state  fire administrator shall designate through its regulatory process.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-D - Children Attending Public Bowling Alleys Under Certain Conditions.

§  399-d.  Children  attending  public  bowling  alleys  under certain   conditions. Notwithstanding any  other  provision  of  law,  the  owner,   lessee,  proprietor,  operator,  attendant  or  employee  of  any public   bowling alley shall admit or allow to remain in any such public  bowling   alley,  and  to  bowl  therein, any child between the ages of twelve and   eighteen at all times, and any child under twelve (a) when such child is   accompanied or directly supervised at such bowling alley by a parent  or   by  a  responsible  adult,  or  (b)  when  such  child is a member of an   organized group under the supervision of a  responsible  adult,  or  (c)   when  such  child  is participating in an organized bowling league under   the supervision of a responsible  adult,  provided,  that  no  alcoholic   beverages  of  any  kind  are dispensed on such premises during the time   that such child is on the premises as a member or  participant  of  such   organized  group  or  league,  as  shall  be permitted by a local law or   ordinance heretofore or hereafter adopted by the common council or other   legislative body of a city, town or village permitting any such child to   be admitted, or allowed to remain or to bowl in any such public  bowling   alley as herein provided.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-DD (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-DD - Sale of Alcohol Vaporizing Devices Prohibited.

* §  399-dd.  Sale  of  alcohol  vaporizing devices prohibited. 1. For   purposes of this section, "alcohol vaporizing device" means any  device,   machine  or process which mixes spirits, liquor or other alcohol product   with pure oxygen or other gas to produce a  vaporized  product  for  the   purpose of consumption by inhalation.2.  No  person,  corporation, partnership or limited liability company   shall knowingly sell or offer for sale an alcohol vaporizing device.3. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be  an  offense   punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars. A violation   of the provisions of this section after having been previously convicted   of  such  an  offense  within the previous five years shall be a class B   misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars.* NB There are 3 § 399-dd's
NY Gen Bus L § 399-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-E - Prohibition of the Importation, Manufacturing, Distribution, or Sale of Yo-Yo Waterball Toys.

* §    399-e.   Prohibition   of   the   importation,   manufacturing,   distribution, or sale of yo-yo  waterball  toys.  1.  No  person,  firm,   corporation,  or  association  shall import, manufacture, sell, offer to   sell, or distribute a yo-yo waterball toy.2. For purposes of this section, the term "yo-yo waterball toy"  means   a  yo-yo  waterball,  water  yo-yo, or any similar toy made of rubber or   rubber-like material consisting of a ball that is filled with  a  liquid   and attached to an elastic cord with a finger loop at the end.3.  Whenever there shall be a violation of this section 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;  and  if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or   justice that the defendant has,  in  fact,  violated  this  section,  an   injunction  may  be  issued  by  the  court  or  justice,  enjoining and   restraining any further violations, without  requiring  proof  that  any   person  has,  in  fact,  been  injured  or  damaged thereby. In any such   proceeding, the court may make allowances to  the  attorney  general  as   provided  in  paragraph  six  of subdivision (a) of section eighty-three   hundred  three  of  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  and   direct   restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this   section  has  occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more   than one thousand dollars for each  violation.  Each  sale  of  a  yo-yo   waterball  toy  in violation of this section shall constitute a separate   violation.  In  connection  with  any  such  proposed  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 There are 2 § 399-e's
NY Gen Bus L § 399-E-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-E*2 - Actions.

* § 399-e. Actions. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other   association  may deny credit, reduce the credit limit, or raise the cost   of credit of a consumer, solely because such consumer  is  a  victim  of   identity theft, if the person denying, reducing, or raising the cost of,   the  credit  has  prior  knowledge  that  the  consumer  was a victim of   identity theft. Actions  taken  by  a  creditor  to  assist  a  consumer   regarding his or her credit report, credit score or credit history or to   limit  credit  or  financial  losses  to  the  consumer,  including  the   cancellation, monitoring or restructuring of consumer  credit  accounts,   shall not be considered violations of this section. For purposes of this   section, a person is the victim of identity theft if he or she possesses   a  valid  police  report  alleging  that  he  or she is the victim of an   identity theft crime, including, but not  limited  to,  a  violation  of   section 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.82 or 190.83 of the penal law.* NB There are 2 § 399-e's
NY Gen Bus L § 399-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-F - Laundromat Refund Procedures.

§  399-f.  Laundromat refund procedures. 1. "Self service laundromats"   or "coin operated laundries" shall mean and include all laundromats  and   any  apartment  building  with  two  or more washing machines or clothes   dryers.2. All self service laundromats, except those staffed by  a  full-time   attendant,  shall  be required to post two signs with dimensions no less   than twelve inches by eighteen inches. One sign shall list  the  owner's   name  and  address, and the second sign shall give the price for the use   of the washer and dryer, the cycle time per unit  of  payment,  and  the   method  of  refund  if  the  coins are lost in the machines, including a   telephone number or address to contact for refund. Information  for  the   method  of refund shall read as follows: " If coins are lost in the coin   receptacle of the washer or dryer, contact (insert the name and  address   or  telephone  number  of  a  person designated by the owner of the self   service laundromat to contact for refund)."3. All signs shall be prominently displayed in a clearly visible  area   of the self service laundromat.4.   Any  individual,  firm,  partnership,  corporation,  association,   company or organization which owns and/or  operates  such  business  and   knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be   assessed  a  civil  penalty  not  to  exceed fifty dollars for the first   violation, one hundred dollars for a second violation  and  two  hundred   fifty  dollars for any subsequent violation. Each day such offense shall   continue shall constitute a separate additional violation. It shall be a   defense to the imposition of any such civil  penalty  if  the  owner  or   operator  posted  a  sign  as required by this section and such sign was   removed  or  defaced  by  vandals,  provided  the  owner   or   operator   subsequently complies with the requirements of this section.5.  This  section shall not annul, alter, affect or exempt any person,   firm, partnership, corporation,  association,  company  or  organization   subject  to the provisions of this section from complying with the laws,   ordinances, rules or  regulations  of  any  locality,  relating  to  the   posting of laundromat refund procedures, except to the extent that these   laws,  ordinances,  rules  or  regulations  are  inconsistent  with  any   provision of this section, but no such local  law,  ordinance,  rule  or   regulation  shall  be  considered  inconsistent,  if  it affords greater   protection to the consumer.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-FF (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-FF - Petting Zoos.

§ 399-ff. Petting zoos. 1. For purposes of this section the terms:  (a) "petting zoo" shall mean a place where a collection of animals are kept  for  the express purpose of viewing, touching, holding and petting by patrons and visitors to the establishment; and  (b) "hand washing or hand cleansing facility" shall mean any method of cleansing the hands that kills germs and  bacteria  including,  but  not limited  to,  soap  and  running  water, anti-bacterial fluids, foams or gels, and anti-bacterial or antiseptic wipes or towels.   2. All petting zoo operators shall provide and maintain at  least  one clearly designated hand washing facility for patrons and visitors to the establishment  to  wash or cleanse their hands upon exiting such petting zoo area.  Such  hand  washing  or  hand  cleansing  facility  shall  be maintained  at  or  within no more than fifty feet of the exit from such petting zoo area.   3. Every exit from a petting zoo area shall have a sign  conspicuously posted that shall state, in a clear and legible typeface, the following: "Animals  at  petting  zoos  may  carry  germs  and  bacteria that cause disease. It is strongly recommended that persons wash their  hands  upon exiting  the  petting  zoo  area".  Such  sign  shall  also indicate the direction in which such hand  washing  or  hand  cleansing  facility  is located.   4.  Any operator of a petting zoo who fails to maintain a hand washing or hand cleansing facility and  proper  signage  in  violation  of  this section  shall  be subject to a civil penalty in an amount of up to five hundred dollars.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-G - Labeling of Solder.

§  399-g. Labeling of solder. 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall   sell or offer for sale any solder unless there is printed on the package   in which such solder is sold or offered for sale  a  conspicuous  notice   stating  the  percentage  of  lead  contained in such solder. Any solder   containing more than two-tenths of one  percent  lead  shall  contain  a   warning label, prominently displayed, which states, "Contains lead which   may  be  harmful  to  your  health. Not to be used for joints on potable   water service piping."2. Any violation of this  section  shall  be  punishable  by  a  civil   penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-GG (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-GG - Packaging of Electronic Liquid.

§  399-gg.  Packaging  of  electronic  liquid.  1.  No person, firm or   corporation shall sell or offer  for  sale  any  electronic  liquid,  as   defined  in paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section thirteen hundred   ninety-nine-cc of the public health law, unless the electronic liquid is   sold or offered for sale in a child resistant bottle which  is  designed   to prevent accidental exposure of children to electronic liquids.2.  Any  violation  of  this  section  shall  be punishable by a civil   penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-HH (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-HH - Sale of Whipped Cream Chargers.

* §  399-hh.  Sale  of whipped cream chargers. 1. For purposes of this   section, the term "whipped cream charger" shall mean a steel cylinder or   cartridge filled with nitrous oxide (N2O) that is  used  as  a  whipping   agent in a whipped cream dispenser.2.  No  person,  corporation,  partnership, limited liability company,   firm or any other business entity doing business within this state shall   sell or offer for sale a whipped cream charger to any person  under  the   age of twenty-one.3.  Any  person,  corporation, partnership, limited liability company,   firm, or other business entity doing business within the state  selling,   offering  for sale, or distributing whipped cream chargers shall require   proof of legal age prior  to  allowing  an  individual  to  purchase  or   receive  a  shipment of whipped cream chargers. Such identification need   not be required of any individual who reasonably appears to be at  least   twenty-five  years of age, provided, however, that such appearance shall   not constitute  a  defense  in  any  proceeding  alleging  the  sale  or   distribution of whipped cream chargers to an individual under twenty-one   years of age.4.  Any  person,  corporation, partnership, limited liability company,   firm or any other business entity that violates the provisions  of  this   section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred   fifty  dollars  for  an  initial  offense and not more than five hundred   dollars for the second and each subsequent offense.* NB Effective November 25, 2021
NY Gen Bus L § 399-II (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-II - Furniture Tip Restraint Device.

* §  399-ii.  Furniture  tip  restraint  device.  1.  As  used in this section:  (a)  "furniture"  shall  mean  a  clothing  storage   unit   that   is freestanding  and  at  least twenty-seven inches in height including but not limited to chests, dressers, armoires, and bureaus; and  (b) "tip restraint device" shall mean a mechanism that is designed  to reduce  the  risk  of furniture tipping over. Such mechanism may include straps, wall brackets, steel cables, or plug and screw sets.   2.  No  person,  firm,  partnership,  association,  limited  liability company,  corporation,  or  other entity shall sell or offer to sell new furniture to a consumer at  retail  unless  the  furniture  conforms  to standards endorsed or established by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission  or,  if  no  such standard exists, a standard established by ASTM International which requires furniture to contain a  tip  restraint device  and  carry  a permanent warning label, including but not limited to, ASTM F2057.   3.  A  person,  firm,  partnership,  association,  limited   liability company,  corporation,  or  other  entity  may sell or offer to sell new furniture that does not meet the requirements in subdivision two of this section if the furniture sold is outside  the  scope  of  the  standards prescribed  in subdivision two of this section and contains a compatible tip restraint device and carries a permanent warning label,  or  if  the furniture   is   outside  the  scope  of  the  standards  prescribed  in subdivision two of this section and the retailer: (a) maintains in stock and  prominently  displays  within  the  store  tip  restraint   devices available  for  sale  that  are  compatible with such furniture; and (b) posts a notice, in a conspicuous location which may be  easily  seen  or reached   by  customers,  that,  in  legible  format,  states:  "Certain furniture may become unstable and tip over, leading to  possible  injury or  death.  Tip  restraint devices may prevent tipping of furniture when properly installed."   4. Any  person,  firm,  partnership,  association,  limited  liability company,  corporation,  or other entity that sells or offers to sell new furniture to a consumer at retail in violation of the provisions of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed  five  hundred dollars for each violation.   * NB There are 2 § 399-ii's
NY Gen Bus L § 399-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-J - Safety Standards; Movable Soccer Goals.

§ 399-j. Safety standards; moveable soccer goals. 1. The department of state, in consultation with the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing safety standards  for  anchoring,  securing  and  counter-weighting  a moveable soccer goal.  Such  regulations  shall  substantially  comply  with  the guidelines for moveable soccer goal safety produced by the United States consumer  product  safety  commission  or  any  successor  commission or agency. For the purposes of this  section,  the  term  "moveable  soccer goal"  shall  mean  a  freestanding structure consisting of at least two upright posts, a crossbar, and support bars that is designed:  (a) to be used by adults or children for  the  purposes  of  a  soccer goal;  (b)  to  be  used without any other form of support or restraint other than pegs, stakes, or other forms of temporary anchoring device; and  (c) to be able to be moved to different locations.   2. No person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity which erects  a moveable soccer goal shall erect in this state such moveable soccer goal unless  such goal shall be erected in the manner required by those rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section; provided  however, that  moveable  soccer  goals  erected  upon  one,  two and three-family residential real property shall be exempt from the requirements of  this section.   3.   Whenever   the  attorney  general  shall  believe  from  evidence satisfactory to him  or  her  that  any  person,  firm,  corporation  or association  or  agent or employee thereof has violated any provision of this section, he or she may bring an action in the supreme court of  the state  of  New  York  for  a  judgment enjoining the continuance of such violation and for a civil penalty of not more than five hundred  dollars for  each violation. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has knowingly violated  any  provision  of this  section,  no  proof  shall  be  required  that any person has been injured thereby  nor  that  the  defendant  knowingly  or  intentionally violated  such  provision.  In  such  action  preliminary  relief may be granted under article sixty-three of the civil practice law  and  rules. Before  any  violation  of  this  section  is sought to be enjoined, the attorney general shall be required to give the person against whom  such proceeding  is  contemplated notice by certified mail and an opportunity to show in writing within five business days after receipt of notice why proceedings should not be instituted against  such  person,  unless  the attorney  general  shall  find,  in  any  case  in which he or she seeks preliminary relief, that to give such notice and opportunity is  not  in the public interest.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-N - Approval of Electrical Devices.

§  399-n.  Approval of electrical devices. Whenever electrical devices   or electrical wiring or electrical apparatus are required to be approved   by underwriters laboratories for fire safety by any statute,  law,  rule   or regulation, of the state or any municipality thereof, approval by any   qualified  laboratory or testing organization that tests for fire safety   in the state of New York will be  deemed  to  be  satisfaction  of  such   requirement. For the purposes of this section, a qualified laboratory or   testing organization is one which meets the criteria of (1) the American   Society  for  Testing  Materials  test  E548-76,  or  (2)  any  rules or   regulations relating thereto that may be promulgated by  the  department   of state.
NY Gen Bus L § 399-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-O - Selling Prices and Container Deposits.

§  399-o.  Selling  prices and container deposits. Every person, firm,   partnership, corporation or association which sells, offers for sale, or   exposes for sale at retail an item for which the seller is  required  by   state  or  local law, ordinance or rule, to collect from the purchaser a   refundable deposit on beverage containers, shall not include the cost of   the mandated deposit when displaying  the  selling  price  of  the  item   through  item  pricing tags, point-of-sale signs, advertisements, or any   other means by which consumers might be informed  of  the  cost  of  the   item.  Nothing  in this section shall prevent the seller from separately   indicating the amount of the deposit provided, however, that the deposit   is excluded from the  indicated  total  cost  and  it  is  appropriately   identified as a deposit.