{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-16-403","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 16-403","heading":"§ 16-403 Reusable beverage containers in sports venues.","body":"a. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefinitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:\n\nReusable beverage container. The term “reusable beverage container” means a drinking vessel that is composed primarily of aluminum or stainless steel, and is designed and manufactured to be capable of multiple reuses, including a bottle or cup.\n\nSports venue. The term “sports venue” means a building, structure, or place in which professional or collegiate sporting competitions are held.\n\nb. A sports venue shall not prohibit an individual attending any professional or collegiate sporting competition in such sports venue from bringing a reusable beverage container into the sports venue, except as provided in this subdivision. A sports venue may require that reusable beverage containers be empty upon entering the sports venue. A sports venue may restrict reusable beverage containers capable of holding more than 24 fluid ounces.\n\nc. Any sports venue that violates this section or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto shall be liable for a civil penalty recoverable in a civil action brought in the name of the commissioner or in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings pursuant to section 1049-a of the charter. Such penalties shall be in the amount of $500 for the first violation, $750 for the second violation committed on a different day within a period of 12 months, and $1,000 for the third and each subsequent violation committed on different days within a period of 12 months.\n\n(L.L. 2024/035, 1/20/2024, eff. 5/19/2024)","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 16","Chapter 4: Single-Use Items"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"24809c07cbf2ee57585b05aeb6e5c8e723ad3824e0b44c086a232a1307bb092d","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-16-402","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-16-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}