N.Y. GBS Law § 396-H

§ 396-h. Fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags\nand other articles sold for patriotic purposes. Any person, whether a\nveteran soldier, sailor, marine or army nurse, or otherwise, who in the\npromotion of his own interests, or to derive personal pecuniary benefit,\ngain or profit, for himself or for any person, firm or corporation other\nthan an organization expressly designated and authorized to administer\nveteran relief by the provisions of section one hundred sixty-eight of\nthe social welfare law, sells or offers to sell poppies, forget-me-nots,\ndaisies, flags or other articles sold for patriotic purposes, while\nclaiming that such sale or offer to sell is made as agent of, or for the\nbenefit of such organization authorized to administrate veteran relief,\nis guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than fifty\ndollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such\nfine and imprisonment.\n