N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 856

§ 856. Definitions. As used in this article:\n (1) Merchant means a person who deals in the sale of Torah scrolls in\nthe ordinary course of business.\n (2) Torah scroll means an edition of the Pentateuch hand-written on\nparchment.\n (3) Person means any individual, partnership, corporation,\nassociation, religious corporation, house of worship, however organized,\nor other entity.\n (4) Written instrument means a written or printed agreement, bill of\nsale, invoice, certificate of authenticity or any other document\ndescribing, pursuant to section eight hundred fifty-nine of this\narticle, the Torah scroll which is to be sold, exchanged, donated,\nconsigned, or otherwise transferred, by a merchant.\n