N.Y. GBS Law § 451
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Cemetery to state true location
Official statutory text
§ 451. Cemetery to state true location. Any cemetery corporation or\nemployee or agent thereof that shall advertise in a newspaper, magazine\nor other publication or in the form of a book, notice, circular,\npamphlet, letter, poster, card, or over any radio station, or in any\nother way for the purpose of selling lots, plots or parts thereof in its\ncemetery shall in such advertisement state the location of the cemetery\ngrounds, including the city, town or village, and the county and state.\nA violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a\nmisdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five\nhundred dollars or not more than six months imprisonment or both.\n
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