Int. No. 431-A
By Council Members Oddo, Lanza, Gallagher, Nelson, Avella, McMahon,
Provenzano, Quinn, Reed, Stewart, Clarke, Comrie, Fidler, Katz, Liu, Reyna, Rivera, Vallone, Weprin and Jackson
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to imposing civil penalties for discharging fireworks without a permit.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section One. Subchapter six of chapter four of title twenty-seven of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-4047.1 to read as follows:
§27-4047.1 Civil penalty for use of fireworks without a permit. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to any criminal penalties that may apply, any person who violates subdivision a of section 27-4047 by using or discharging fireworks within the city without a permit shall be liable for a civil penalty of seven hundred and fifty dollars, which may be recovered in a proceeding before the environmental control board. For the purposes of subdivision e of section 15-230 of this code, such violation shall be deemed to be hazardous.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately after its enactment into law.
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6/21/2005