Sec. 7.43. Unauthorized hiring and solicitation of employment

(a) No person shall, directly or indirectly, hire any person for work as a longshoremen or checker within the Port of New York District, except through employment information centers established by the commission. No person shall accept any employment as a longshoreman or checker within the Port of New York District, except through such employment information centers.

(b) No person shall report for or solicit employment at any pier or terminal without having previously been selected and validated for employment through an employment information center. No gang foreman or any other person shall instruct or advise any person to report for or solicit employment at any pier or terminal prior to that person's selection and validation through an employment information center.