Prohibition of public loading

§ 534-h. Prohibition of public loading. 1. It is unlawful for any person to load or unload waterborne freight onto or from vehicles other than railroad cars at piers or at other waterfront terminals within the port of New York district in this state, for a fee or other compensation, other than the following persons and their employees: (a) Carriers of freight by water, but only at piers at which their vessels are berthed; (b) Other carriers of freight (including but not limited to railroads and truckers), but only in connection with freight transported or to be transported by such carriers; (c) Operators of piers or other waterfront terminals (including railroads, truck terminal operators, warehouse workers and other persons), but only at piers or other waterfront terminals operated by them; (d) Shippers or consignees of freight, but only in connection with freight shipped by such shipper or consigned to such consignee; (e) Stevedores licensed under section five hundred thirty-four-g of this article, whether or not such waterborne freight has been or is to be transported by a carrier of freight by water with which such stevedore shall have a contract of the type prescribed by paragraph (d) of subdivision three of section five hundred thirty-four-g of this article. 2. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to permit any such loading or unloading of any waterborne freight at any place by any such person by means of any independent contractor, or any other agent other than an employee, unless such independent contractor is a person permitted by this section to load or unload such freight at such place in the person's own right.