File #: Int 1181-2025    Version: * Name: Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 2/13/2025
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice
Sponsors: Amanda Farías, Farah N. Louis, Julie Won, Althea V. Stevens
Council Member Sponsors: 4
Summary: This bill would require New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene food service establishment inspectors to include photographs or video documentation of each violation listed in the notices of violation that are provided to food service establishments during sanitary inspections. This bill would require New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene food service establishment inspectors to include photographs or video documentation of each violation listed in the notices of violation that are provided to food service establishments during sanitary inspections.
Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1181, 2. Int. No. 1181, 3. February 13, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 1181

 

By Council Members Farías, Louis, Won and Stevens

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 15 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-1519 to read as follows:

§ 17-1519 Notices of violation issued to food service establishments to be accompanied by a photograph or video. All notices of violation issued by the department to any food service establishment during a sanitary inspection shall include a photograph or video documenting each violation cited in such notice. A copy of each photograph or video shall be available for inspection in any proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the violation cited in such notice. A copy of each such photograph or video shall be retained by the department and shall be deemed a record kept in the ordinary course of business.

§ 2.  This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.   

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LS #17227

11/8/2024