{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-239","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 239","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 239. Definitions. As used in this article the term:\n  1. \"Appraiser\" shall mean any person or persons, firm, partnership,\ncorporation or association or any officer, director, employee or agent\nthereof who purports to ascertain and state the true value of property.\n  2. \"Property\" shall mean jewelry, watches, and objects made from or\ncontaining precious stones or metals. \"Precious stones\" shall be limited\nto diamonds, alexandrite, cymophane, ruby, sapphire, opal, amethyst,\nsmoky quartz, citrine, rose quartz, spinel, malachite, turquoise,\nemerald, aquamarine, morganite, garnet, lapis lazuli, jadeite, kunzite,\ntopaz, tourmaline, zircon, amber, jet, pearl, coral, tanzanite.\n\"Precious metals\" shall be limited to gold, silver, platinum, iridium,\nruthenium, osmium, or any alloys of any one or more of said metals.","path":["General Business Law","Article 13-B. Appraisers of Jewelry, Works of Art, Watches and Objects Made From or Containing Precious Stones or Metals"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/239","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"0ee4976c683bba10b9f58b9044b799c63d286787e9ee59e6afcca556313c988c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-238","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-239-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}