§ 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.