L.L. 2017/144

Enactment date: 8/28/2017

Int. No. 1532-A

By Council Members Cabrera, Gentile, Mendez, Rosenthal, Kallos, Barron and Maisel

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of electronic cigarettes and the licensing of electronic cigarette retail dealers

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 7. The commissioner of consumer affairs shall publicize the application period for the electronic cigarette retail dealer license so as to maximize awareness of the 90 day application for such license.

§ 8. The department of consumer affairs shall have the authority to promulgate any rules necessary for the implementation of this local law.

§ 9. This local law takes effect 150 days after it becomes law, except that:

   (i)   the department of consumer affairs and the department of health and mental hygiene may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such date;

   (ii)   section seven of this local law takes effect immediately;

   (iii)   paragraph 1 of subdivision a, and subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 of subdivision d, of section 20-561, as added by section six of this local law, takes effect 360 days after it becomes law; and

   (iv)   paragraph 4 of subdivision a of section 17-710 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section five of this local law, takes effect on the same day that a local law for the year 2017 amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the regulation of retail dealers of tobacco products and of electronic cigarettes, the establishment of price floors and minimum package sizes for tobacco products and shisha, and the establishment of a tax on tobacco products other than cigarettes, as proposed in introduction number 1544 for the year 2017, takes effect.