Int. No. 1139
By Council Member Ariola
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to hours of operation of adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 4 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 16 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER 16
LICENSED CANNABIS BUSINESSES
§ 20-699.31 Definitions. For purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Adult-use cannabis retail dispensary. The term “adult-use cannabis retail dispensary” means a business authorized by an adult-use retail dispensary license as described in section 72 of the cannabis law or a successor provision, including a conditional adult-use cannabis retail dispensary license.
Cannabis product. The term “cannabis product” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision 9 of section 3 of the cannabis law.
§ 20-699.32 Hours of operation. a. A person engaging in business as an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary shall sell or offer to sell cannabis products only between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
b. Any person who violates subdivision a of this section or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto is liable for a civil penalty recoverable in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings pursuant to section 1048 of the charter as follows:
1. For a first violation, a civil penalty of $1,000; and
2. For each subsequent violation underlying a notice of violation issued on a different day within a period of 2 years after the date of a notice of violation issued for the first violation, a civil penalty of $2,000.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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