2014 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 9-A - (115 - 127) PASSAGE TICKETS
117 - Advertising as agent, without written authorization; false or misleading information.

  117.  Advertising as agent, without written authorization; false or
  misleading information.
No person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passage  ticket  or
  any instrument giving or purporting to give any right, either absolutely
  or  upon  any  condition or contingency, to a passage or conveyance upon
  any vessel, or a berth or stateroom in any vessel,  shall  hold  himself
  out  to be or advertise himself in any way as the agent of the owners or
  consignees of such vessel or line, unless he has received  authority  in
  writing therefor, specifying the name of the company, line or vessel for
  which  he  is  authorized to act as agent and the city, town or village,
  together with the street, and the street number in which his  office  is
  kept  for  the sale of tickets, and unless such written authorization is
  conspicuously displayed in such office. Provided that this section shall
  not apply to the sale of passage tickets on board any such vessel or  to
  the offices of the actual owners or consignees of such vessel. No person
  issuing,  selling  or  offering  to sell or holding himself out as being
  authorized to sell any such  passage  ticket  or  instrument  giving  or
  purporting to give any such right to passage or conveyance shall give or
  cause  to  be  given any false or misleading information or shall print,
  publish, distribute or circulate or  cause  to  be  printed,  published,
  distributed   or  circulated  any  false  or  misleading  advertisement,
  circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card,  handbill  or  other  printed
  paper  or  notice  in regard to said passage ticket or instrument or the
  passage or voyage to which it entitles or purports to entitle its owner,
  purchaser or holder or line over which, or the  vessel  for  which  such
  passage  is sold or offered or as to his agency for such line or vessel.
  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passenger ticket  for
  passage  or  conveyance  aboard  any  vessel,  including  the  owner  or
  consignee of such vessel, his agents, servants, or employees, shall omit
  reference  to  the  country  of  registry  of  such  vessel   from   any
  advertisement,  circular,  circular  letter, pamphlet, card, handbill or
  other printed paper or written notice, in regard to said passage  ticket
  or  instrument or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or purports
  to entitle its owner, purchaser or holder or line  over  which,  or  the
  vessel for which such passage is sold or offered or as to his agency for
  such  line  or  vessel. Such reference shall be prominently displayed in
  all printed matter.