{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-582","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 582","heading":"Unlawful advertisement","body":"§ 582. Unlawful advertisement. It shall be unlawful for any person to\nadvertise or hold out by any means that the sale of any goods, wares or\nmerchandise to the public is a \"closing out sale,\" \"a sale of goods\ndamaged by fire, smoke or water,\" or a \"defunct business sale,\" unless a\nlicense is first obtained to conduct such a sale from the licensing\nauthority of the appropriate city, town or village in which such sale is\nto be held.","path":["General Business Law","Article 29-F. Going Out of Business Sales"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/582","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"3ed74a97c3ea950aa0bb1badc427729f8149204e9d896820b466024913954dec","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-581","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-583"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}