N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 60.01: Definitions

§ 60.01. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms

shall have the following meanings:

1. "Autographed" means bearing the actual signature of a sports

personality, signed by such individual's own hand.

2. "Collectible" means an autographed sports item including, but not

limited to, a photograph, book, ticket, plaque, sports program, trading

card, item of sports equipment or clothing, or other sports memorabilia

sold or offered for sale in or from this state by a dealer to a consumer

for twenty-five dollars or more.

3. "Consumer" means any natural person who purchases an autographed

sports collectible from a dealer for personal, family or household

purposes.

4. "Dealer" means a person who is in the business of selling or

offering for sale in or from this state, exclusively or non-exclusively,

autographed sports collectibles or a person who by his occupation holds

himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to such collectibles,

or to whom such knowledge or skill may be attributed by his employment

of an agent or other intermediary who by his occupation holds himself

out as having such knowledge or skill. The term "dealer" includes an

auctioneer who sells such collectibles at public auction, and includes

persons who are consignors or principals of auctioneers.

5. "Description" means any representation in writing, including but

not limited to a representation contained in an advertisement, invoice,

catalog, flyer, sign, brochure, or other commercial or promotional

material. Such term shall also include a representation contained in a

prepared script and made for the purpose of selling an autographed

sports collectible in a radio or television broadcast to the public in

or from this state.

6. "Person" means any natural person, partnership, corporation,

company, trust, association or other entity, however organized.

7. "Supplier" means any person who provides collectibles to a dealer

specifically for the purposes of re-sale.