A. 
This chapter shall be known and cited as "Consumer Protection Code of the City of Yonkers, New York."
B. 
The provisions of this chapter shall govern unless superseded by the inconsistent provisions of the New York State Sanitary Code, Agriculture and Markets Law or regulations adopted pursuant thereto or any other applicable state law or regulation.
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.
CURING SOLUTION
A liquid solution for the pickling or curing of meat.
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.[1]
[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.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: This definition superseded the former definition of "bureau."
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.