2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    § 275. Definitions. As used in this article:
    (a)  "Name,  mark  or  device"  means any word, name, symbol, picture,
  design or any combination thereof, produced upon, and used by  a  person
  to indicate ownership of vessels, receptacles or utensils.
    (b)  "Person"  means  any  individual, firm, partnership, corporation,
  association, union or other organization.
    (c) "Produced  upon"  means  branded,  stamped,  stenciled,  engraved,
  etched, blown, embossed, impressed, or otherwise permanently placed upon
  any vessel, receptacle or utensil.
    (d)  "Vessels,  receptacles  and  utensils"  include  all packages and
  containers and accessories used in selling or distributing  any  natural
  or   processed   product,   compound,  mixture,  or  substance,  or  any
  combination thereof, and designed and intended for re-use by the  person
  filing hereunder in the normal course of trade, and includes, but is not
  limited  to,  bottles, jars, milk or cream dispensers, siphons or siphon
  heads, kegs, pails, cans and closures therefor,  boxes,  cases,  crates,
  freezers,  tubs,  refrigeration  boxes,  blocks, moulds, trays, pans and
  tanks.
    (e) For purposes of this article, a name, mark or device is  "used  in
  this  state"  when  it  is  produced  upon  the  vessels, receptacles or
  utensils and the vessels, receptacles or  utensils  are  placed  in  the
  channels of trade.
    (f)  The use of the singular and plural shall be inclusive each of the
  other to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.