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                                  509--A
     Cal. No. 300
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sens. THOMAS, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Cities  1  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Cities 1 in accordance with Senate
   Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,  ordered  to
   first  and  second  report,  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
   general  municipal  law,  in relation to requiring internet-based food
   delivery service providers to post the hyperlink for the  online  tool
   to view sanitary inspection letter grades of every food service estab-
   lishment
 
   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, INCLUDING ANY MOBILE APPLICATION, A  HYPER-
 LINK  TO  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
 LOOKUP TOOL WHICH LISTS 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.
   C.  ANY  INTERNET-BASED  FOOD  DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER THAT VIOLATES
 SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OF THE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 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
 to read as follows:
   § 139. 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, INCLUDING ANY MOBILE APPLICATION, A HYPERLINK TO THE  MUNICIPAL
 OR  STATE  HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS LOOKUP TOOL WHICH LISTS
 THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION RESULTS OF ANY FOOD SERVICE  ESTAB-
 LISHMENT  LOCATED  IN SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR WHICH FOOD DELIVERY
 SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.