I. Summary

In March, the New York State Office of the Attorney General (the “Office” or the “Attorney General”) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) to solicit comments, data, and other information to assist the Office in crafting rules to prevent price gouging pursuant to New York General Business Law § 396-r (“GBL 396-r”).¹

The following document includes the full text of the comments received by the Attorney General’s office:

https://ag.ny.gov/price-gouging-response

¹The statute authorizes the Attorney General to “promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate and enforce the provisions of this section” N.Y. Gen. Bus. L. § 396-r(5).