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N.Y. GBS Law § 500

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Definitions

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§ 500. Definitions. As used in this article,\n 1. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,\nassociation, or any other form of business enterprise.\n 2. "Article of wearing apparel" means any costume or article of\nclothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals.\n 3. "Interior furnishing" means any type of furnishing made in whole or\nin part of fabric or related material and intended for use or which may\nreasonably be expected to be used in homes, offices, or other places of\nassembly or accommodation.\n 3-a. "Portable temporary shelter" shall include but shall not be\nlimited to, any type of tent, fold-out or pop-up camping or tent\ntrailer, recreational vehicle awning or add-on room or shelter, or\nscreen house made in whole, or in part of fabric or related material.\n 4. "Fabric" means any material (except fiber, filament, or yarn for\nother than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced\nfrom or in combination with any natural or synthetic fiber, film, or\nsubstitute therefor which is intended for use or which may reasonably be\nexpected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision six of this\nsection.\n 5. "Related material" means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or\nsynthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be\nexpected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision six of this\nsection.\n 6. "Product" means any article of wearing apparel, interior\nfurnishing, sleeping bag, or portable temporary shelter.\n 7. "Department" means the department of labor.\n 8. "Commissioner" means the "industrial commissioner" of the state of\nNew York.\n 9. "Manufacture" means "making," or "made" and includes converting,\nprocessing, altering, repairing, finishing, or preparing for sale any\nproduct, fabric or related material.\n 10. "Sale," "sell" or "sold," includes offering or exposing for sale\nor exchange or hire or lease, or consigning or delivering in consignment\nfor sale, exchange, hire or lease or holding in possession with like\nintent.\n

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