2016 New York Laws
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 35 - (Environmental Conservation) DETERGENTS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD CLEANSING PRODUCTS
35-0103 - Definitions.

35-0103. Definitions.
The  following  terms,  whenever  used or referred to in this article,
  shall have the following meaning  unless  a  different  meaning  clearly
  appears from the context:
1.  "Household cleansing product" means any product, including but not
  limited to soaps and detergents, containing a surfactant as a wetting or
  dirt emulsifying agent and used primarily  for  domestic  or  commercial
  cleaning  purposes,  including  but  not  limited  to,  the cleansing of
  fabrics, dishes, food utensils and household  and  commercial  premises.
  Household  cleansing  product  shall  not  mean foods, drugs, cosmetics,
  insecticides, fungicides and rodenticides  or  cleansing  products  used
  primarily   in   industrial  manufacturing,  production  and  assembling
  processes as provided by the commissioner by rule and regulation.
2. "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
3. "Phosphorus" means elemental phosphorus.
4. "Commercial establishment" means any premises used for the  purpose
  of  carrying on or exercising any trade, business, profession, vocation,
  or commercial or charitable  activity,  including  but  not  limited  to
  laundries, hospitals, and food or restaurant establishments.