N.Y. Lab. Law § 357

§ 357. Unlawfully manufactured articles. The commissioner shall\nconspicuously affix to each or all articles unlawfully manufactured in a\nhouse a tag not less than four inches in length bearing in small pica\ncapital letters the words "unlawfully made," or shall seize and hold\nsuch article until claimed by the owner thereof. Unless the person\nentitled to the possession of an article so seized shall claim it within\nthirty days thereafter the said article may be destroyed or otherwise\ndisposed of. No person except the commissioner shall interfere with,\nremove or deface such tag.\n