Legislation

§ 391. Jurisdiction over mercantile and other establishments. 1. The
commissioner shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
chapter relating to mercantile establishments, business offices,
telegraph offices, restaurants, hotels, apartment houses, theaters or
other places of public amusement, bowling alleys, barber shops, shoe
polishing establishments, the distribution or transmission of
merchandise, articles or messages, or the distribution or sale of
articles.

2. The commissioner shall cause proper inspections to be made. No
person shall interfere with or prevent such inspections. All persons
connected with any such mercantile or other establishment herein
specified shall properly answer all questions asked by such inspector
with reference to any of the provisions of this article.