The New York City Council - File #: Int 0620-2018

• File #: Int 0620-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Rat Mitigation Package - Requiring the cleaning of liquid generated by trash placed curbside for collection.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 3/7/2018
• In control: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
• On agenda: 3/7/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the cleaning of liquid generated by waste placed curbside for collection
• Sponsors: Margaret S. Chin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
3/6/2018	*	Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management	Hearing Held by Committee
3/6/2018	*	Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management	Laid Over by Committee

Proposed Int. No. 620-A

By Council Member Chin

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the cleaning of liquid generated by waste placed curbside for collection
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 16-118 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. (a) Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of any food service establishment or beverage service establishment shall properly clean any liquid found on any sidewalk, flagging or curbstone resulting from the placement of waste, as defined in subdivision f of section 16-501, for collection at or near any such location by any such person. Where collection of waste for any such establishment occurs during such an establishment's regular hours of operation, the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of such establishment shall properly clean any such liquid within one hour of waste collection. Where collection of waste for any such establishment does not occur during such an establishment's regular hours of operation, the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of such an establishment shall properly clean any such liquid after waste collection occurs, but before the establishment next reopens for business.
(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "food service establishment" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term by section 81.03 of the health code of the city of New York or any successor provision, and "beverage service establishment" shall mean any establishment that that sells beverages for on-premises consumption that is required to be licensed pursuant to section 100 of the New York state alcoholic beverage control law.
? 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 16-118 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 75 for the year 2016, is amended to re...