N.Y. General Business Law § 199-a: Definitions

§ 199-a. Definitions. As used in this article, the terms:

1. "Distributor" means any person engaged in the sale, consignment, or

distribution of motor fuels to dealers.

2. "Dealer" means any person engaged in the retail sale of motor fuels

for use in motor vehicles under a franchise entered into with a

distributor.

3. "Franchise" means any agreement between a distributor and a dealer

under which the dealer is granted the right to use a trademark, trade

name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or name owned by the

distributor, or to which the distributor has the right to authorize the

use thereof, and is furnished by the distributor with products to be

sold at retail under such trademark, trade name, service mark, or other

identifying symbol or name or any agreement between a distributor and a

dealer under which the dealer is granted the right to occupy or use

premises or facilities owned, leased, or controlled by the distributor,

for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of motor fuels of the

distributor, provided that an agreement by one distributor to lease

premises or facilities to another distributor shall not constitute a

franchise.

4. "Retail" means the sale of motor fuels to the consuming public for

the purposes other than resale.

5. "Service Station" means any premises whereon the retail sale of

motor fuels is conducted as the principal business.