L.L. 2016/087

Enactment date: 8/3/2016  

Int. No. 697-A

By Council Members Torres, Garodnick, Reynoso, Menchaca, Miller, Palma, Gibson, Levine, Rodriguez, Constantinides, Richards, Johnson, Kallos, Espinal, Lander, Cabrera, Dromm, Eugene, King, Treyger, Williams, Wills, Barron, Crowley, Cohen, Lancman, Koslowitz, Gentile, Cumbo, Ferreras-Copeland, Rose and Levin

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of laundries and to repeal subchapter 14 of chapter 2 of title 20 of such code, relating to the regulation of laundries

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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§ 3. Notwithstanding any provision of this local law to the contrary, any person who has a valid license pursuant to subchapter 14 of chapter 2 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York that was issued before the effective date of section two of this local law, shall not be subject to subchapter 14.1 of chapter 2 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law, until January 1, 2018 or the date of any revocation or cancellation of such previously issued license, whichever is earlier; provided that any such person shall continue to be subject to the requirements of subchapter 14 of chapter 2 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York until such date; and provided further, however, that any person who engages in "industrial laundry delivery" as defined by section 20-297.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law, shall submit the information required by subdivision c of section 20-297.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law, to the department and shall comply with section 20-297.5 and subdivision b of section 20-297.6 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law, upon the effective date of section two of this local law.

§ 4. This local law takes effect 180 days after becoming law, provided that the department of consumer affairs may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules and processing of applications for licenses, prior to such date, and provided further that section one of this local law takes effect December 31, 2017.