Senate Bill S7261

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to purposes of licensing by the department of consumer affairs in the city of New York, includes businesses offering certain adult entertainment within the definition of "cabaret"

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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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2013-S7261 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9829
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §20-359, add §20-359.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1338, A6832
2017-2018: S5654, A6071

2013-S7261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to licensing by the department of consumer affairs in the city of New York; includes businesses offering certain adult entertainment within the definition of "cabaret".

2013-S7261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7261

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  the  licensing  of establishments providing adult enter-
  tainment

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 20-359 of the administrative code
of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 34 of  the  city
of New York for the year 1986, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  "Cabaret."  (A)  CLASS  A CABARET: Any room, place or space in the
city in which any musical entertainment, singing, dancing or other  form
of  amusement is permitted in connection with the restaurant business or
the business of directly or indirectly selling to  the  public  food  or
drink,  except  eating  or  drinking  places,  which  provide incidental
musical entertainment, without dancing, either by mechanical devices, or
by not more than three persons.
  (B) CLASS B CABARET: ANY ROOM, PLACE OR SPACE IN THE  CITY,  WHICH  IS
NOT  LICENSED TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, IN WHICH ANY ENTERTAINMENT OR
OTHER FORM OF AMUSEMENT IS PERMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH A BUSINESS  WHEN
SUCH  ENTERTAINMENT  OR  AMUSEMENT  INCLUDES  (I)  ANY  LEWD OR INDECENT
CONDUCT PERFORMED BY ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY, INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR  OF
OR  PATRON OF SUCH BUSINESS, OR (II) ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY, INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR OF OR PATRON OF SUCH BUSINESS APPEARING UNCLOTHED OR IN  SUCH
MANNER  OR  ATTIRE  AS  TO EXPOSE TO VIEW ANY PORTION OF THE PUBIC HAIR,
ANUS, VULVA, GENITALS, AREOLA OR ANY SIMULATION THEREOF.
  S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 20-359.1 to read as follows:
  S 20-359.1 CLASS B CABARETS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIFIC
LICENSE  FOR  CLASS  B  CABARETS, WHICH SHALL BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBCHAPTER. EVERY CLASS B CABARET SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  SUBCHAPTER, ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE RELATING TO CABARETS
AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED IN  SUBCHAP-
TER  T OF CHAPTER TWO OF TITLE SIX OF THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

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

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