Int. No. 736
By Council Members Harrison, Sabini, Carrion, Freed, Henry, Koslowitz, Linares, Nelson, Provenzano; also Council Members Foster, Leffler, Marshall, Spigner and O'Donovan
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcement and penalties of premises discharging into the sewer system.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision g of section 24-524 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
g. In addition to the civil penalties set forth in subdivision f of this section, any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any provisions of sections 24-504 through 24-522 or section 24-523 of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation issued by the commissioner of environmental protection or environmental control board pursuant thereto or with the conditions of any permit issued pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than [two hundred fifty] four hundred nor more than [one thousand] two thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, and may also be punished by suspension or revocation of a license or permit issued for any food service establishment, as defined in paragraph 16 of subdivision a of section 24-523 of this chapter, that discharges into the sewer system, or [both] all for each violation. In the case of a continuing violation each day's continuance shall be a separate and distinct offense.
LS No. 2427
AS\ 4-7-2000