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What is NYC RCNY § 5-100?

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The retailer either must have in stock or on order, or be prepared to supply within a reasonable time sufficient quantities of each advertised item or service to fulfill reasonably anticipated public demand, or clearly conspicuously disclose in the advertisement any items or services of genuinely limited availability.

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§ 5-100 Sufficient Quantities.

RCNY § 5-100

The retailer either must have in stock or on order, or be prepared to supply within a reasonable time sufficient quantities of each advertised item or service to fulfill reasonably anticipated public demand, or clearly conspicuously disclose in the advertisement any items or services of genuinely limited availability. A retailer is not "prepared to supply" merchandise unless he has communicated with suppliers and ascertained, prior to advertising, that the merchandise is available to him.

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