N.Y. Education Law § 3227: Street trades

* § 3227. Street trades. 1. Definition. A street trade for the

purposes of part one of this article shall include the carrying,

selling, exposing or offering for sale of newspapers or periodicals, and

work as a bootblack, but shall not include the occupation engaged in by

a newspaper carrier as defined in subdivision one of section thirty-two

hundred twenty-eight of this chapter.

2. Application. The provisions of this section shall apply to all

school districts.

3. No minor under fourteen years of age shall be engaged in a street

trade; and no minor from fourteen to eighteen years of age shall be so

engaged unless a street trades permit has been lawfully issued to the

minor.

4. A street trades permit shall be issued in the same manner and with

the same requirements as in the case of an employment certificate. Such

a permit shall expire two years from the date of its issuance.

5. A minor to whom a street trades permit has been issued shall carry

it on his or her person while engaged in a street trade. Such a permit

shall not be transferred to another minor or used by another if

transferred.

6. No minor shall be engaged in a street trade before six o'clock in

the morning nor after seven o'clock in the evening, nor during the time

the minor is required to attend upon instruction, nor more than four

hours in any one day when school is in session, nor more than five hours

in any one day when school is not in session.

7. The police shall enforce the provisions of this section except with

respect to the issuance and revocation of street trades permits. The

industrial commissioner shall have concurrent power to enforce this

section except with respect to the issuance and revocation of street

trades permits.

8. The school authorities may revoke the permit for cause after due

notice.

* NB Repealed May 9, 2027