Assembly Bill A11373

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires licensing for doorbuster sales

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A11373 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3706
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 20 Chap 2 Subchap 33 §§20-539 - 20-545, NYC Ad Cd; add Art 29-FF §§596-a - 596-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1868, S3021
2013-2014: S954

2009-A11373 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires licensing for doorbuster sales; defines "doorbuster sale"; establishes procedure for application and issuance of license for such sale; establishes penalties for violation and hearing authority

2009-A11373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  11373

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jaffee) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Economic  Development,  Job
  Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN  ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
  general business law, in relation to requiring licensing for  doorbus-
  ter sales

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 20 of the  administrative  code  of  the
city  of  New  York  is amended by adding a new subchapter 33 to read as
follows:
                              SUBCHAPTER 33
                            DOORBUSTER SALES
  S 20-539 DEFINITIONS.
  S 20-540 LICENSE REQUIRED.
  S 20-541 APPLICATION.
  S 20-542 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
  S 20-543 RULES.
  S 20-544 VIOLATIONS.
  S 20-545 HEARING AUTHORITY.
  S 20-539 DEFINITIONS. WHENEVER USED IN THIS SUBCHAPTER, THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE:
  1. "DOORBUSTER SALE." A SALE OR AN OFFER TO SELL TO THE PUBLIC, GOODS,
WARES,  AND  MERCHANDISE OF ANY KIND AT A SUBSTANTIALLY DISCOUNTED PRICE
FOR A LIMITED TIME WHERE THE FOLLOWING FACTORS OCCUR:
  A. THE SALE FEATURES CERTAIN ITEMS AT A FURTHER REDUCED  PRICE  FOR  A
LIMITED TIME ON THE DAY OF THE SALE; AND
  B.  THE SALE FEATURES A LIMITED QUANTITY OF CERTAIN ITEMS AT A FURTHER
REDUCED PRICE TO ATTRACT USUALLY LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED CROWDS; AND
  C. LANGUAGE IS USED TO PROMOTE THE SALE WHICH ENTICES  THE  PUBLIC  TO
WAIT  IN LINE PRIOR TO THE RETAILER'S OPENING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO "BLACK FRIDAY," "DOORBUSTER," AND "FIRST COME FIRST SERVED,"  OR  THE
SALE  IS ADVERTISED TO START EARLIER THAN THE RETAILER'S NORMAL BUSINESS
HOURS; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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