The New York City Council - File #: Int 1895-2020

• File #: Int 1895-2020
• Version: *
• Name: Food service establishments’ packaging of food for delivery.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Filed (End of Session)
• Committee: Committee on Small Business
• On agenda: 2/27/2020
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to food service establishments' packaging of food for delivery
• Sponsors: Mark Gjonaj , Ben Kallos, Justin L. Brannan, Bill Perkins, Farah N. Louis, Diana I. Ayala, Brad S. Lander, Karen Koslowitz, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
• Council Member Sponsors: 9
• Summary: This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to establish rules that would decrease the risk that food packaged by restaurants for delivery is tampered with before reaching the customer, which may include requiring tamper-evident packaging. Violations would be punishable by a civil penalty of up to $100 for each violation.
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required

Date	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2021	*	Mark Gjonaj	City Council	Filed (End of Session)
4/29/2020	*	Mark Gjonaj	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Laid Over by Committee
4/29/2020	*	Mark Gjonaj	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Hearing Held by Committee
4/29/2020	*	Mark Gjonaj	Committee on Small Business	Laid Over by Committee
4/29/2020	*	Mark Gjonaj	Committee on Small Business	Hearing Held by Committee
2/27/2020	*	Mark Gjonaj	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/27/2020	*	Mark Gjonaj	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1895

By Council Members Gjonaj, Kallos, Brannan, Perkins, Louis, Ayala, Lander, Koslowitz and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to food service establishments’ packaging of food for delivery

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 17-1508 to read as follows:

§ 17-1508 Packaging food for delivery. a. For purposes of this section, the term “tamper-evident packaging” means a package having one or more indicators or barriers to entry which, if breached or missing, can reasonably be expected to provide visible evidence to consumers that tampering has occurred.

b. The department shall by rule establish standards and procedures to decrease the risk that food packaged by food service establishments for delivery is tampered with in transit. Such procedures may include, but need not be limited to, requiring food service establishments to use tamper-evident packaging when packaging food for delivery.

c. The department shall by rule establish civil penalties for any food service establishment that does not meet the standards established pursuant to this section and the rules promulgated hereunder. Such penalties shall not exceed $100 for each violation.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the department shall take such measures as are necessary for implementation of section 17-1508 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section one of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

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LS # 13268

1/14/20