For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
ADVERTISING
All representations disseminated in any manner for the purpose
of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly,
a purchase of any product or service.
AGENT
Any person who sells or offers for sale any solid fuel, but
shall not include a regular employee or salesman employed exclusively
by one solid fuel dealer.
CONDEMN
To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use.
DEALER
A person who engages in the business of buying or selling
of commodities or services, or a person who advertises such commodities,
products or services for sale.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Office of Licensing, who is also referred to as the "Consumer Protection Officer" in Article
IIIA of the Charter, and shall include the designee of the Director, unless otherwise provided.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
HAMBURGER
Chopped fresh beef with or without the addition of beef fat
or seasoning.
MERCHANT
A person who makes available to a purchaser, either directly
or indirectly, goods, services or credit.
OFFICE
Office of Licensing of the City of Yonkers.
[Added 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
PERSON
Individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, societies
and associations.
PUMPED MEAT
Meat injected with curing solutions through the veins, arteries
or muscular structure.
REPRESENTATIVE
Employee of the Office of Licensing.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
SALE
Barter or exchange of goods or services for money or other
consideration.
SERVICES
Include but are not limited to commercial labor or professional
services, transportation services, the supplying of hotel accommodations,
restaurant services, entertainment, the supplying of equipment for
use and the supplying of commodities of a public utility nature such
as gas, electricity, steam and water.
SOLID FUEL
Any anthracite, semianthracite, bituminous, semibituminous
coal, lignite coal, briquettes, boulets, coke, gas house coke, petroleum
code, petroleum carbon or any other manufactured or patented fuel
not sold by liquid or metered measure, except charcoal.
SOLID FUEL DEALER
Any person who sells or offers for sale any solid fuel, but
shall not include a regular employee or salesman employed exclusively
by one solid fuel dealer.
WEIGHT(S) AND/OR MEASURE(S)
All weights and measures of any kind, instruments and devices
for weighing and measuring as well as any appliances and accessories
associated with any or all such instruments and devices; however,
"weights and measures" shall not include meters, appliances and accessories
associated therewith for the measurement of electricity, gas (natural
and manufactured) or water, when provided through a public utility
system. All standard measures for use in this chapter are those set
forth in the State Agriculture and Markets Law.