N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 1995/050: L.L. 1995/050

Enactment date: 6/15/1995

Int. No. 516-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Vallone), Council Members Fisher, O'Donovan, Freed, Dear, Powell IV, White, Malave-Dilan and Ruiz (by the request of the Mayor); also Council Members Foster, Leffler, Povman, Eristoff and Spigner

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of the fulton fish market distribution area and other seafood distribution areas

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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§ 2. The fulton fish market distribution area, as established by subdivision d of section 22-202 of the administrative code as added by this local law shall be a public market for the purposes of section 1301 of the New York city charter and section 72-p of the general municipal law, as enacted by chapter five hundred six of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-nine, and the commissioner of business services shall be authorized to exercise within the fulton fish market distribution area all powers vested in the commissioner under the provisions thereof.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately: (i) provided, however, that no enforcement with respect to the fulton fish market distribution area of the registration requirements, the requirements for stand permits and the requirements for class B photo identification cards contained herein shall take place until fifteen days following the effective date of the rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to section 22-223 of the administrative code as added by section one of this local law, except that, with respect to any wholesaler, seafood deliverer or person required to possess a class B photo identification card who has been conducting a wholesale or seafood delivery business in such area or who has been working in such area as of the effective date of this local law and whom the commissioner has required to submit to the fingerprinting and disclosure requirements of subdivision a of section 22-216 of the administrative code pursuant to section 22-203, section 22-209 or section 22-211 of the administrative code as such sections are added by section one of this local law, no enforcement shall take place unless and until one of the following has occurred: (a) such wholesaler, seafood deliverer or person has failed within the time period prescribed by the commissioner, to submit to fingerprinting or to submit the required information; or (b) such registration or photo identification card has been denied; and provided further that no enforcement shall take place of the registration requirements for wholesale seafood businesses outside the fulton fish market distribution area contained in subdivision a of section 22-222 of the administrative code as added by section one of this local law until thirty days following the effective date of rules relating to such registration requirements; (ii) provided further that no enforcement of the licensing requirements and requirements for a class A photo identification card contained in chapter 1-A of the administrative code as added by section one of this local law shall take place against a person operating, as of the effective date of this local law, an unloading or loading business in the fulton fish market distribution area established under subdivision d of section 22-202 of the administrative code as added by section one of this local law, or against a person working, as of such effective date, in such area who is required by the provisions of this local law to possess a class A photo identification card, unless and until one of the following has occurred: (a) an applicant for such license or for a photo identification card has failed within the period prescribed by the commissioner, to submit to fingerprinting or to submit the information required pursuant to section 22-216 of the administrative code as added by section one of this local law; (b) in the case of a business entity, such entity has failed, within the time prescribed by the commissioner, to respond to a request for licensing proposals for the license required by this local law to conduct such business in the form and containing the information required by rules of the commissioner; or (c) such application for an identification card or license has been denied by the commissioner; and (iii) provided further that the licensing requirements of this local law shall not apply in the event that the commissioner determines, pursuant to section 22-208 of the administrative code as added by section one of this local law, that the department itself, a designee of the department or an entity under contract with the department shall conduct unloading or loading services.