Int. No. 1030
By Council Members Vallone Jr., Jackson, Fidler, Nelson, Stewart, Weprin and Gennaro (in conjunction with the Mayor).
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the enforcement of etching acid legislation.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 20-616 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 30 for the year 2009, is amended to read as follows:
§20-616 Penalties. 1. Any person who violates the provisions of this [section] subchapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
2. Any person violating this [section] subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than two hundred fifty dollars. A proceeding to recover any civil penalty pursuant to this section shall be commenced by the service of a notice of hearing that shall be returnable to the administrative tribunal of the department.
3. Any person who subsequently violates this [section] subchapter within a period of one year of the date of the first violation shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars.
§2. This local law shall take effect on the same date that local law number 30 for the year 2009 takes effect.