§ 194. False labels. 1. No individual, partnership, corporation,\nassociation or firm shall put upon any commodity sold, offered or\nexposed for sale or upon any container, package, ticket or label used in\nrelation to such commodity, or with which such an article is intended to\nbe sold, any false description or false indication of or respecting the\nnumber, quantity, weight or measure of such commodity or any part\nthereof; or sell or offer or expose for sale any commodity which is\nfalsely described or indicated in any of the manners or in any of the\nparticulars as specified in this article or rules and regulations\npromulgated hereunder. The term "container" shall include any carton,\nbox, crate, barrel, hamper, keg, drum, jar, jug, crock, bottle, bag,\nbasket, pail, can, wrapper, parcel or package.\n 2. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or firm\nviolating this section with intent to defraud shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n 3. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or firm\nviolating this section without intent to defraud shall be subject to the\ncivil penalties as provided in sections thirty-nine and forty of this\nchapter.\n
N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 194
False labels
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 51 Misc. 3d 940 - People v. Jamail (2016)
Most recently applied in 51 Misc. 3d 940 - People v. Jamail (March 2016)
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.