S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1206
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 11, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 and the
general municipal law, in relation to requiring restaurants that offer
online delivery services to post their most recent sanitary inspection
letter grade on their website
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 17-195.1 to read as follows:
§ 17-195.1 POSTING OF SANITARY INSPECTION GRADE. A. DEFINITION.
"INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY FOOD
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 81.03 OF THE HEALTH CODE OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK THAT ACCEPTS FOOD ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM CUSTOM-
ERS VIA THE INTERNET, OR ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE THAT ACCEPTS FOOD
ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM CUSTOMERS VIA THE INTERNET.
B. EVERY INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL CONSPICU-
OUSLY POST ON THEIR WEBSITE THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION LETTER
GRADE OF ANY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 81.51 OF
THE HEALTH CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR WHICH FOOD DELIVERY
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS. FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE
PROVIDERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION LETTER GRADE UPON
RECEIPT OF SUCH LETTER GRADE FOLLOWING SANITARY INSPECTION.
C. ANY INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER THAT VIOLATES
SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OF THE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER
SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR EACH VIOLATION.
§ 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
139-e to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01853-01-9
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§ 139-E. POSTING OF SANITARY INSPECTION GRADE. 1. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION "INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT THAT ACCEPTS FOOD ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM
CUSTOMERS VIA THE INTERNET, OR ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE THAT ACCEPTS FOOD
ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM CUSTOMERS VIA THE INTERNET.
2. IN ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW OR RULE
REQUIRING THE POSTING OF SANITARY INSPECTION RESULTS, EVERY INTERNET-
BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST ON THEIR
WEBSITE THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION RESULTS OF ANY FOOD SERVICE
ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED IN SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR WHICH FOOD
DELIVERY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS. FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISH-
MENTS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION LETTER GRADE
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH LETTER GRADE FOLLOWING SANITARY INSPECTION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.