N.Y. GBS Law § 389
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Deceptive acts or practices prohibited
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§ 389. Deceptive acts or practices prohibited. It shall be a deceptive\nact or practice and unlawful, under section three hundred forty-nine of\nthis chapter, for any merchant, as defined in section 2-104 of the\nuniform commercial code, to manufacture, rebuild or sell bedding in this\nstate that contains any used material, or to sell any mattress or\nboxspring which is made, in whole or part, from used materials, unless\nit bears a conspicuous yellow label notifying the consumer of that fact.\n
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