NY Educ L § 3228 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 4 - Teachers and Pupils Article 65 - Compulsory Education and School Census Part 1 - Compulsory Education 3228 - Newspaper Carrier.

§ 3228. Newspaper  carrier.  1. Definition: A "newspaper carrier" is a minor between the ages of eleven and eighteen years of age  who  engages in  the occupation of delivering, or selling and delivering, newspapers, shopping papers or periodicals to customers at their homes or places  of business.  For purposes of this section shopping papers shall mean those community publications distributed, for the purposes of advertising  and public  information,  to  the  consumer without consideration being paid therefor by the consumer.   Such papers shall:  (i) be distributed to the public on a community-wide basis;  (ii) be published at stated intervals at least fifty times a year;  (iii) have continuity as to title and general nature of  content  from issue to issue;  (iv)  contain  in each issue community notices or editorial comment or articles by different authors; and  (v) contain in  each  issue  advertisements  from  numerous  unrelated advertisers including non-commercial advertisements.   The  term  "shopping  papers"  shall  not include mail order and other catalogs, advertising fliers, travel brochures,  house  organs,  theatre programs,  telephone directories, shopping and restaurant guides, racing tip and form sheets, shopping  center  advertising  sheets  and  similar publications.   2.  A "newspaper carrier" shall possess a newspaper carrier permit and shall carry it upon his or her person when engaged in the occupation  of delivering,  or  selling  and delivering, newspapers, shopping papers or periodicals to homes or places of business.   3. A newspaper carrier permit shall be issued on a form prescribed  by the  commissioner  of  education  to a minor qualified to participate in physical training as provided for in section thirty-two hundred four  of this chapter. Minors that are not participating in physical training may be issued a permit with the approval of the school physician.   4. No newspaper carrier shall be engaged in delivering, or selling and delivering,  newspapers,  shopping  papers  or  periodicals  before five o'clock in the morning nor after seven o'clock in the evening or  thirty minutes  prior  to  sunset,  whichever is later, nor during the time the minor is required to attend upon instruction, nor  for  more  than  four hours in any one day when school is in session, nor more than five hours in any one day when school is not in session.   5.  No minor under eleven years of age may engage in the occupation of delivering, or selling and delivering, newspapers,  shopping  papers  or periodicals to customers at their homes or places of business.   6.  The  school  authorities may revoke the permit for cause after due notice.   7. Enforcement. The  police  shall  enforce  the  provisions  of  this section  except  with respect to the issuance and revocation of permits. The industrial commissioner shall have concurrent power to enforce  this section except with respect to the issuance and revocation of permits.   8.  It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to wilfully and knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered newspapers,  shopping  papers or  periodicals to a newspaper carrier who is not in compliance with the provisions of this section.