N.Y. GBS Law § 229-I

§ 229-i. Marking articles made of gold. (1) Any person, firm,\ncorporation or association who or which makes or sells or offers to sell\nor dispose of, has in his or its possession with intent to sell or\ndispose of, any article of merchandise, except watch cases and flatware,\nmade in whole or in part of gold or of any alloy of gold and having\nstamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card\nor label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in\nwhich the article is encased or enclosed, any mark indicating or\ndesigned or intended to indicate that the gold or alloy of gold in such\narticle (a) is of a greater degree or karat of fineness by more than\none-half of one karat than the actual quality or fineness of such gold\nor alloy, which actual quality or fineness shall be determined by test,\nanalysis or assay from which there shall be excluded all solder or alloy\nof inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of said\narticle, or (b) is of a greater degree or karat of fineness by more than\none karat than the actual quality or fineness of such gold or alloy\nwhich actual quality or fineness shall be determined by test, analysis\nor assay in which there shall be included all solder or alloy of\ninferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of said article,\nis guilty of a misdemeanor.\n (2) Any person, firm, corporation or association who or which makes or\nsells or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his or its possession\nwith intent to sell or dispose of any watch case or article of flatware\nmade in whole or in part of gold or any alloy of gold and having\nstamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card\nor label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in\nwhich the article is encased or enclosed, any mark indicating or\ndesigned or intended to indicate that the gold or the alloy of gold in\nsuch article (a) is of a greater degree or karat of fineness by more\nthan three one-thousandths parts than the actual quality of fineness of\nsuch watch case or article of flatware, which actual quality or fineness\nshall be determined by test, analysis or assay from which there shall be\nexcluded all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or\nuniting the parts of said article, or (b) is of a greater degree or\nkarat of fineness by more than one karat than the actual quality or\nfineness of such gold or alloy which actual quality or fineness shall be\ndetermined by test, analysis or assay in which there shall be included\nall solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the\nparts of said article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n