§ 20-297.6 Additional provisions.

   a.   Minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene. 

      1.   In addition to complying with section 20-297.5, each industrial laundry licensee shall:

         (a)   Launder all laundry using a detergent that is appropriate for each type of fabric;

         (b)   Handle, store and process laundered and unlaundered laundry in a manner that minimizes the spread of contaminants and keeps laundered articles clean; and

         (c)   Clean all work surfaces at regular intervals. Work surfaces include all surfaces in rooms where laundry is exposed to open air, including but not limited to laundry equipment, work stations, and floors, whether or not it is expected that laundry will come into direct contact with such surfaces.

      2.   No industrial laundry licensee may represent that laundry services have been provided when such laundry services in fact have not been provided.

      3.   Each industrial laundry licensee shall develop procedures for complying with the minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene set forth in paragraph 1 of this subdivision and shall post such procedures in a conspicuous manner in all places where laundry services are processed.

   b.   Functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry. 

      1.   In addition to complying with section 20-297.5, each industrial laundry licensee and industrial laundry delivery licensee shall maintain functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry in accordance with the following requirements:

         (a)   Each industrial laundry licensee and industrial laundry delivery licensee shall enclose laundry in suitable containers before and after laundering and shall not allow containers that hold unlaundered laundry to be subsequently used for laundered laundry without first having been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized; and

         (b)   Each industrial laundry licensee shall store laundered laundry and unlaundered laundry in separate, clearly marked areas of the facility when such laundry is not actively being processed.

      2.   Each industrial laundry licensee and industrial laundry delivery licensee shall develop procedures for maintaining functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry as required by this subdivision and shall post such procedures in a conspicuous manner in all places where laundry services and industrial laundry delivery are provided.

(L.L. 2016/087, 8/3/2016, eff. 1/30/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 12/31/2021; Am. L.L. 2021/098, 9/26/2021, eff. 12/31/2021)

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/087, L.L. 2021/080, and L.L. 2021/098.

§ 20-297.7 Advisory task force.

   a.   There shall be a task force to advise the council and the mayor on minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene, procedures to maintain functional separation between laundered and unlaundered laundry and strategies for the enforcement of this subchapter.

   b.   The task force shall be composed of:

      1.   The commissioner or a designee;

      2.   The commissioner of health and mental hygiene or a designee;

      3.   One representative of the retail laundry industry, one representative of the industrial laundry industry and one representative of the industrial laundry delivery industry, to be appointed by the commissioner upon consultation with the council; and

      4.   One representative of employees of the retail laundry industry, one representative of employees of the industrial laundry industry and one representative of employees of the industrial laundry delivery industry, to be appointed by the commissioner upon consultation with the council.

   c.   The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as chair of the task force and shall invite representatives of relevant state and federal agencies and industry experts to participate in the meetings of the task force and to provide information and expertise about regulatory and industry matters.

   d.   The task force shall convene on or before June 15, 2018 for a one-year term. The task force shall issue its report and recommendations to the council and the mayor on or before June 15, 2019. The task force shall reconvene on or before June 15 of every fifth year after 2018 to consider and propose updates to minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene, functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry and enforcement of this subchapter. The task force shall issue its recommendations for any changes to the standards and enforcement guidance then existing to the council and the mayor on or before June 15 of every fifth year after 2019.

   e.   The commissioner shall collect the written statements submitted by applicants in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of subdivision b and paragraph 6 of subdivision c of section 20-297.3 solely for the purpose of providing such statements to the task force. Such statements, in addition to information about the number and type of complaints regarding alleged violations of this subchapter received by the commissioner, shall be submitted to the task force by the commissioner on or before June 15 of every fifth year after 2018.

(L.L. 2016/087, 8/3/2016, eff. 1/30/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 12/31/2021; Am. L.L. 2021/098, 9/26/2021, eff. 12/31/2021)

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/087, L.L. 2021/080, and L.L. 2021/098.

Subchapter 14.1: Laundries [Repealed]

Editor's note: Amended and renumbered by L.L. 2021/080 and L.L. 2021/098. See now Subchapter 14 of Chapter 2 of Title 20. For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/080 and L.L. 2021/098.

Subchapter 15: Locksmiths

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/064.

§ 20-298 Definitions.

Whenever used in this subchapter, the term "locksmith" shall mean a person dealing in the mechanical actions, and the correct operations of all locks, key or keyless, or similar devices, and whose trade or occupation is repairing, servicing, installing, inspecting, opening and closing such locks by mechanical means, other than with the regular key made for the purpose, without altering, marring or destroying the original condition or effectiveness of such locks or similar devices in any shape or manner, or a maker or manufacturer of locks, pressure keys, skeleton keys, pass keys, jigs, or any other mechanical device to aid a locksmith in the plying of his or her trade.

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/064.

§ 20-299 License required.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on the business, trade or occupation of a locksmith, or for any person employed in a hotel, apartment house, office building, store, garage, service station, luggage shop, or any other establishment, to perform the duties of a locksmith, without a license therefor.

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/064.