2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    § 199-a. Definitions. As used in this article, the terms:
    1. "Distributor" means any person engaged in the sale, consignment, or
  distribution of motor fuels to dealers.
    2. "Dealer" means any person engaged in the retail sale of motor fuels
  for  use  in  motor  vehicles  under  a  franchise  entered  into with a
  distributor.
    3. "Franchise" means any agreement between a distributor and a  dealer
  under  which  the  dealer is granted the right to use a trademark, trade
  name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or  name  owned  by  the
  distributor,  or to which the distributor has the right to authorize the
  use thereof, and is furnished by the distributor  with  products  to  be
  sold  at retail under such trademark, trade name, service mark, or other
  identifying symbol or name or any agreement between a distributor and  a
  dealer  under  which  the  dealer  is granted the right to occupy or use
  premises or facilities owned, leased, or controlled by the  distributor,
  for  the  purpose  of  engaging in the retail sale of motor fuels of the
  distributor, provided that an agreement  by  one  distributor  to  lease
  premises  or  facilities  to  another distributor shall not constitute a
  franchise.
    4. "Retail" means the sale of motor fuels to the consuming public  for
  the purposes other than resale.
    5.  "Service  Station"  means  any premises whereon the retail sale of
  motor fuels is conducted as the principal business.