§ 399-bbb. Solicitations by container; disclosures. 1. As used in this\nsection the term "publicly accessible collection bin" shall mean an\nunattended canister, box, receptacle, or similar device, used for the\nsolicitation and collection of personal property, not including money or\nevidences of debt. Such term shall not include an unattended canister,\nbox, receptacle, or similar device, used exclusively for the collection\nof used paper, cardboard, motor oil, bottles, cans or other receptacles\nor materials, not including textiles, for recycling or waste diversion\npurposes.\n 2. A publicly accessible collection bin shall not be placed on public\nproperty; if placed on public property, the local municipality may\nimmediately remove and dispose of such bin.\n 3. Any person, business, not-for-profit organization or other entity\nor entities, or an agent or agents, whether paid or not paid, of such\nperson, business, not-for-profit organization or other entity, who\nplaces a publicly accessible collection bin in a public place on private\nproperty shall affix to the publicly accessible collection bin a label\nthat is designed to be incapable of being destroyed or removed and that\nclearly and conspicuously displays in at least twenty-four point type\nunless otherwise specified in this section and on the front of the\npublicly accessible collection bin in a manner that is readily visible\nto an individual placing property in the publicly accessible collection\nbin the following:\n (a) the name of the person, business, not-for-profit organization or\nother entity which owns the publicly accessible collection bin and any\nagent thereof; the legal address, telephone number, e-mail address and\nwebsite, if applicable, of such person, business, not-for-profit\norganization or other entity and any agent thereof where the owner of\nthe publicly accessible collection bin or its agent can be reached\nduring ordinary business hours; any permit or license required by local\nlaw of such person, business, not-for-profit organization or other\nentity and any agent thereof; a statement that nothing shall be left\noutside of such bin; and a statement that shall take the following form:\nFor more information, contact the department of law at (insert the\ncurrent telephone number established by the department of law for\nreceiving inquiries from consumers) or (insert the current address of\nthe website of the department of law). If more than one person,\nbusiness, not-for-profit organization or other entity own the publicly\naccessible collection bin, all of the owners' names, legal addresses,\ntelephone numbers and any permits or licenses required by local law of\nsuch owners shall be included in the disclosure label. If more than one\nagent represents an owner of the publicly accessible collection bin,\nincluding a for-profit entity, on behalf of, or in conjunction with a\nnot-for-profit organization, all of the agents' names, legal addresses,\ntelephone numbers and any permits or licenses required by local law of\nsuch owners shall be included in the disclosure label; and\n (b) a statement about the purpose or purposes for the property\ncollected in the bin using letters no less than two inches in height as\nfollows:\n (i) if all of the property placed in the publicly accessible\ncollection bin is directed to a non-business purpose or purposes as\ndescribed in paragraph (b) of section two hundred one of the\nnot-for-profit corporation law or, if the property is sold and all\nproceeds of such sale are directed to a non-business purpose or purposes\ndescribed in paragraph (b) of section two hundred one of the\nnot-for-profit corporation law, the label affixed to the publicly\naccessible collection bin pursuant to this section shall state:\n DONATED ITEMS WILL BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES\n The value of items placed in this bin is tax-deductible.\n or\n (ii) if any of the property placed in the publicly accessible\ncollection bin is
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