N.Y. General Business Law § 138: Use of certain governmental, military or naval names

§ 138. Use of certain governmental, military or naval names. 1. It

shall be unlawful and is prohibited for any person, firm, corporation or

association, not an agency or instrumentality of the United States

government, selling or offering for sale goods, wares or merchandise, to

use or cause or permit to be used in the corporate or trade name or

description of the seller or of the place where the goods, wares or

merchandise are offered for sale, any of the following words or

expressions, viz., "army," "navy," "marine corps," "marines," "coast

guard," "government," "post exchange," "P. X.," or "G. I.," unless there

is displayed in conjunction therewith, in letters of at least the same

size as such words or expressions, the words, "we sell articles acquired

from the United States government only," or "we sell both articles

acquired from the United States government and non-government articles,"

as the case may be.

2. No person, firm, corporation or association selling or offering for

sale any article of merchandise, shall in any manner represent, contrary

to fact, that the article was made for, or acquired directly or

indirectly from, the United States government or its military or naval

forces or any agency of the United States government, or that the

article conforms to government specifications or requirements, or that

it has been disposed of by the United States government.