L.L. 2021/080

Enactment date: 7/18/2021

Int. No. 2233-A

By Council Members Gibson, the Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Gjonaj, Holden, Ayala, Brannan, Rosenthal, D. Diaz, Brooks-Powers, Yeger, Gennaro, Moya, Adams, Lander, Dinowitz, Rivera, Ampry-Samuel, Louis and Borelli

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reducing penalties and allowing opportunities to cure for certain violations, to repeal chapter 4-B of title 16 of such code, relating to the recycling of plastic carryout bags and film plastic, to repeal section 20-117 of such code, relating to disclosure of a security breach by a licensee of the department of consumer and worker protection, to repeal section 20-118 of such code, relating to notification of the department of consumer and worker protection by a licensee of a judgment regarding identity theft, to repeal section 20-212 of such code, relating to the licenses required to operate an amusement device, gaming café, and amusement arcade, to repeal 20-213 of such code, relating to the fees for such licenses, to repeal subchapter 13 of chapter 2 of title 20 of such code, relating to the licensing of auctioneers by the department of consumer and worker protection, to repeal sections 20-297.2, 20-297.3, and 20-297.4 of such code, relating to the licensing of laundries, to repeal subdivision e of section 20-634 of such code, relating to the collection of written statements from applicants for a license by the commissioner of the department of consumer and worker protection to the advisory task force, to repeal subchapter 16 of chapter 2 of title 20 of such code, relating to the licensing of persons who are conducting a sale of goods, wares or merchandise, to repeal section 20-348 of such code, relating to permitting conduct of games of bingo after 6 p.m. on Sundays, to repeal subchapter 2 of chapter 4 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the sale of charcoal, to repeal subchapter 4 of chapter 4 of title 20 of such code, relating to the sale of chopped meat, to repeal subchapter 6 of chapter 4 of title 20 of such code, relating to the sale of processed meats or meat products, to repeal subchapter 9 of chapter 4 of title 20 of such code, in relation to the sale of plumbing fixtures that do not comply with section 604.4 of the New York city plumbing code, to repeal subchapter 10 of chapter 4 of title 20 of such code, in relation to the sale of water supply control valves, to repeal subchapter 11 of chapter 4 of title 20 of such code, in relation to the sale of gauges that utilize mercury, to repeal section 20-713 of such code, in relation to the display of the current selling price of prescription drugs

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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§ 104. Sections one through three and six through twelve of this local law take effect 120 days after they become law, except that the commissioner of sanitation and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall take such measures as are necessary for their implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

§ 105. Sections four and five of this local law take effect immediately.

§ 106. Sections thirteen through twenty-seven of this local law take effect 180 days after they become law, except that the commissioner of health and mental hygiene and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall take such measures as are necessary for their implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

§ 107. Sections twenty-eight through thirty-three of this local law take effect 120 days after they become law, except that the commissioner of transportation and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall take such measures as are necessary for their implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

§ 108. Sections thirty-four, thirty-five, forty-two through fifty-one, and sixty through ninety-six of this local law take effect 120 days after they become law, except that the commissioner of consumer and worker protection and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall take such measures as are necessary for their implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

§ 109. Sections thirty-six through forty-one of this local law take effect on March 15, 2022, provided that no license shall be required to operate an amusement arcade or a gaming café after January 15, 2022, and except that the commissioner of consumer and worker protection a shall take such measures as are necessary for their implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

§ 110. Section fifty-two of this local law takes effect on June 15, 2022.

§ 111. Sections fifty-three through fifty-nine of this local law take effect on December 31, 2021.

§ 112. Sections ninety-seven through one hundred and two of this local law take effect 120 days after they become law, except that the commissioner of environmental protection and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall take such measures as are necessary for their implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

§ 113. Section one hundred and three of this local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner of buildings and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall take such measures as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.