2013 New York Consolidated Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 13-B - (239 - 239-C) APPRAISERS OF JEWELRY, WORKS OF ART, WATCHES AND OBJECTS MADE FROM OR CONTAINING PRECIOUS STONES OR METALS
239 - Definitions.

 
    § 239. Definitions. As used in this article the term:
    1.  "Appraiser"  shall  mean any person or persons, firm, partnership,
  corporation or association or any officer, director, employee  or  agent
  thereof who purports to ascertain and state the true value of property.
    2.  "Property"  shall  mean jewelry, watches, and objects made from or
  containing precious stones or metals. "Precious stones" shall be limited
  to diamonds, alexandrite, cymophane,  ruby,  sapphire,  opal,  amethyst,
  smoky  quartz,  citrine,  rose  quartz,  spinel,  malachite,  turquoise,
  emerald, aquamarine, morganite, garnet, lapis lazuli, jadeite,  kunzite,
  topaz,   tourmaline,   zircon,  amber,  jet,  pearl,  coral,  tanzanite.
  "Precious metals" shall be limited to gold, silver,  platinum,  iridium,
  ruthenium, osmium, or any alloys of any one or more of said metals.