§ 117 — Advertising as agent, without written authorization; false or misleading information

New York § 117

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law GBS: General Business
• Art. 9-A: Passage Tickets

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§ 117. Advertising as agent, without written authorization; false or\nmisleading information.\n No person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passage ticket or\nany instrument giving or purporting to give any right, either absolutely\nor upon any condition or contingency, to a passage or conveyance upon\nany vessel, or a berth or stateroom in any vessel, shall hold himself\nout to be or advertise himself in any way as the agent of the owners or\nconsignees of such vessel or line, unless he has received authority in\nwriting therefor, specifying the name of the company, line or vessel for\nwhich he is authorized to act as agent and the city, town or village,\ntogether with the street, and the street number in which his office is\nkept for the sale of tickets, and unless such written authorization is\nconspicuously displayed in such office. Provided that this section shall\nnot apply to the sale of passage tickets on board any such vessel or to\nthe offices of the actual owners or consignees of such vessel. No person\nissuing, selling or offering to sell or holding himself out as being\nauthorized to sell any such passage ticket or instrument giving or\npurporting to give any such right to passage or conveyance shall give or\ncause to be given any false or misleading information or shall print,\npublish, distribute or circulate or cause to be printed, published,\ndistributed or circulated any false or misleading advertisement,\ncircular, circular letter, pamphlet, card, handbill or other printed\npaper or notice in regard to said passage ticket or instrument or the\npassage or voyage to which it entitles or purports to entitle its owner,\npurchaser or holder or line over which, or the vessel for which such\npassage is sold or offered or as to his agency for such line or vessel.\nNo person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passenger ticket for\npassage or conveyance aboard any vessel, including the owner or\nconsignee of such vessel, his agents, servants, or employees, shall omit\nreference to the country of registry of such vessel from any\nadvertisement, circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card, handbill or\nother printed paper or written notice, in regard to said passage ticket\nor instrument or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or purports\nto entitle its owner, purchaser or holder or line over which, or the\nvessel for which such passage is sold or offered or as to his agency for\nsuch line or vessel. Such reference shall be prominently displayed in\nall printed matter.\n