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The New York City Council - File #: Int 1897-2020
File #: Int 1897-2020 Version: * Name: Licensing of third-party food delivery services.
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing of third-party food delivery services
Sponsors: Mark Gjonaj , Costa G. Constantinides, Justin L. Brannan, Vanessa L. Gibson, Bill Perkins, Farah N. Louis, Diana Ayala , Brad S. Lander, Margaret S. Chin, Karen Koslowitz
Summary: This bill would require certain third-party food delivery services to obtain a license in order to provide their service to restaurants in the City. Application terms and fees would be determined by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. The department could refuse to issue or renew a license, or suspend or revoke a license, if the third-party food delivery services violates the conditions of the license, including engaging in misleading advertising or deceptive trade practices. Third-party food delivery services who violate license conditions may also be subject to penalties determined by the department.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1897, 2. Int. No. 1897, 3. February 27, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-27-20, 5. Committee Report 4/29/20, 6. Hearing Testimony 4/29/20, 7. Hearing Testimony 4/29/20 (Con't), 8. Hearing Transcript 4/29/20, 9. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 27, 2020
Int. No. 1897
By Council Members Gjonaj, Constantinides, Brannan, Gibson, Perkins, Louis, Ayala, Lander, Chin and Koslowitz
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing of third-party food delivery services
§ 20-565 Definitions. As used in this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
§ 20-565.1 License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a third-party food delivery service without first having obtained a license thereof issued pursuant to this subchapter.
§ 20-565.2 Application and fees. a. An application for any license required under this subchapter or for any renewal thereof shall be made to the commissioner in such form or manner as the commissioner shall prescribe by rule.
b. There shall be a biennial fee for a license to operate a third-party food delivery service. Such fee shall be no less than $500, as determined by the commissioner.
§ 20-565.3 Issuance of license. A license to operate a third-party food delivery service shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and any rules promulgated by the commissioner thereunder. The commissioner may refuse to issue to an applicant any license required under this subchapter based upon a determination made after due notice and opportunity to be heard that such applicant has engaged in conduct which would constitute a basis for license suspension or revocation as set forth in section 20-565.4 of this subchapter.
§ 20-565.4 Renewal, suspension and revocation of license. In addition to any powers of the commissioner and not in limitation thereof, the commissioner may, after due notice and opportunity to be heard, refuse to renew any license required under this subchapter and may suspend or revoke such license if the person holding such license, or, where applicable, any of its officers, principals, directors, members, managers, employees, or stockholders owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation, has been found to have:
a. Repeated violation of any provision of this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder; or
b. Made a material false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with the filing of any application pursuant to this subchapter or have been found to have committed fraud or misrepresentation upon a customer; or
c. Engaged in untrue, misleading or deceptive advertising, or deceptive or unconscionable trade practices as described in chapter five of title twenty of this code and any rules promulgated thereunder; or
d. Not paid, within the time permitted by law, any civil penalty or judgment duly imposed pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter or any rule promulgated thereunder.
§ 20-565.5 Penalties and enforcement. a. Any person who violates, or causes another person to violate, a provision of this subchapter or any rule promulgated pursuant to such subchapter, shall be guilty of an offense punishable by fines and civil penalties imposed by the commissioner.
b. A proceeding to recover any civil penalty pursuant to this section shall be commenced by the service of a summons or notice of violation which shall be returnable to the office of administrative trials and hearings.
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