New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 391-n. Sale of reptiles;  notice

1. Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation who or which sells reptiles at retail shall give written notice to the purchaser of a reptile that reptiles are a potential cause of salmonellosis.  Such notice shall substantially contain the following language:

2. Every proprietor who or which conducts a business of selling reptiles at retail shall conspicuously post a warning poster on premises alerting consumers that reptiles are a potential cause of salmonellosis and should be handled with care.  The warning poster shall be available in two sizes, the smaller of which shall be eight and one-half inches by eleven inches and the larger of which shall be eleven inches by twenty-five and one-half inches.  The larger poster shall be utilized for posting unless because of limited wall space or store layout the larger poster cannot fit in a conspicuous spot near the reptile displays, in which case the smaller poster may be used.  Such poster shall have conspicuous lettering and type and shall substantially contain the following language:

3. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or proprietor who or which violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for each day of the violation, but in no event shall the total amount of such penalties exceed five hundred dollars.