§ 534-h. Prohibition of public loading.
1.It is unlawful for any\nperson to load or unload waterborne freight onto or from vehicles other\nthan railroad cars at piers or at other waterfront terminals within the\nport of New York district in this state, for a fee or other\ncompensation, other than the following persons and their employees:\n (a) Carriers of freight by water, but only at piers at which their\nvessels are berthed;\n (b) Other carriers of freight (including but not limited to railroads\nand truckers), but only in connection with freight transported or to be\ntransported by such carriers;\n (c) Operators of piers or other waterfront terminals (including\nrailroads, truck terminal operators, warehouse workers and other\npersons), but only at piers or other waterfront termi
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§ 534-h. Prohibition of public loading. 1. It is unlawful for any\nperson to load or unload waterborne freight onto or from vehicles other\nthan railroad cars at piers or at other waterfront terminals within the\nport of New York district in this state, for a fee or other\ncompensation, other than the following persons and their employees:\n (a) Carriers of freight by water, but only at piers at which their\nvessels are berthed;\n (b) Other carriers of freight (including but not limited to railroads\nand truckers), but only in connection with freight transported or to be\ntransported by such carriers;\n (c) Operators of piers or other waterfront terminals (including\nrailroads, truck terminal operators, warehouse workers and other\npersons), but only at piers or other waterfront terminals operated by\nthem;\n (d) Shippers or consignees of freight, but only in connection with\nfreight shipped by such shipper or consigned to such consignee;\n (e) Stevedores licensed under section five hundred thirty-four-g of\nthis article, whether or not such waterborne freight has been or is to\nbe transported by a carrier of freight by water with which such\nstevedore shall have a contract of the type prescribed by paragraph (d)\nof subdivision three of section five hundred thirty-four-g of this\narticle.\n 2. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to permit any\nsuch loading or unloading of any waterborne freight at any place by any\nsuch person by means of any independent contractor, or any other agent\nother than an employee, unless such independent contractor is a person\npermitted by this section to load or unload such freight at such place\nin the person's own right.\n