N.Y. Labor Law § 221-a: Permits required

§ 221-a. Permits required. No person or persons shall conduct what is

commonly known as a company store or a labor camp for the purpose of

selling provisions or clothing or for providing board and/or lodging to

workmen in the employ of a contractor, subcontractor or other person

doing the whole or a part of the work contemplated by a contract awarded

by the state or a municipal corporation without a permit from the

industrial commissioner.