2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    § 856. Definitions. As used in this article:
    (1)  Merchant means a person who deals in the sale of Torah scrolls in
  the ordinary course of business.
    (2) Torah scroll means an edition of the  Pentateuch  hand-written  on
  parchment.
    (3)   Person   means   any   individual,   partnership,   corporation,
  association, religious corporation, house of worship, however organized,
  or other entity.
    (4) Written instrument means a written or printed agreement,  bill  of
  sale,  invoice,  certificate  of  authenticity  or  any  other  document
  describing,  pursuant  to  section  eight  hundred  fifty-nine  of  this
  article,  the  Torah  scroll  which  is  to be sold, exchanged, donated,
  consigned, or otherwise transferred, by a merchant.