The commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations applicable to public passenger vessels. Such rules and regulations shall be designed to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of passengers who embark on and disembark from commercial passenger vessels in the City of Chicago. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) provisions applicable to the commercial passenger vehicle license required by this section, (ii) penalties, including impoundment, for unlicensed operation of a commercial passenger vessel, (iii) limitations on customer solicitation; and (iv) fines, not to exceed $750.00 per offense, for any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder. The commissioner shall give public notice of any proposed rule or regulation or amendment to any existing rule or regulation a minimum of 10 business days prior to its effective date in one or more newspapers of general circulation. Such public notice shall include information concerning where the rule or regulation can be reviewed and where comments may be directed.
(Added Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 2)