§ 341. Registration. 1. No manufacturer or contractor shall engage in
the apparel industry unless he or she registers with the commissioner,
in writing, on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall contain
the following information: whether it is a sole proprietorship,
partnership or corporation, its name, address and number of production
employees, the name, home address and social security number of each
owner or partner, or if the registrant is a corporation, no shares of
which are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly quoted
in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or an
affiliated securities association, of each officer and of each of the
ten largest shareholders thereof, how long it has been in business, its
tax identification number, whether it is a manufacturer or contractor,
the name and address of each person with a financial interest in the
manufacturer's or contractor's business and the amount of that interest,
except that if the manufacturer or contractor is a publicly-traded
corporation, only the names and addresses of the corporation officers
shall be required, whether it is in contractual relations with a labor
organization and, if so, the name and address of such labor
organization, a statement as to whether the registrant or any owner of
or partner in, or if the registrant is a corporation, no shares of which
are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly quoted in an
over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or an
affiliated securities association, any officer or any of the ten largest
shareholders thereof has, within the last three years, been found by any
court or administrative body to have violated this chapter and, if so,
the nature and date of such violation and, if the registrant is a
contractor, whether that contractor subcontracts the cutting or sewing
of apparel or sections or components thereof. Such registration form
shall also require that each owner or partner, or if the registrant is a
corporation, then each officer, submit photographic proof of identity.
Divisions, subsidiary corporations or related companies may, at the
option of the manufacturer or contractor, be named and included under
one omnibus registration. Such registration shall be filed on or before
January fifteenth of each year. The commissioner shall issue a
certificate of registration, which shall be effective for a period of
twelve months, upon receipt of a completed registration form accompanied
by the requisite photographic proof of identity and documentation that
such manufacturer or contractor has paid any surety bond required
pursuant to subdivision eight of section three hundred forty-five of
this article and that a workers' compensation insurance policy is in
effect for the registrant's production employees working in New York
state. The initial registration fee shall be two hundred dollars and
each subsequent annual renewal registration fee shall be one hundred
fifty dollars. With respect to new employers, such registration shall be
filed upon the commencement of manufacturing or contracting in the
apparel industry and shall be effective until the following January
fifteenth. The commissioner may pro rate the initial annual registration
fee in such instances.

2. Proof of registration shall be by an official department
registration certificate which shall be posted where it may be read by
employees during the workday.