Int 0431-2004
Increasing civil penalties for discharging fireworks without a permit.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Fire and Criminal Justice Servicesintroduced 2004-08-12Local Law 2005/069
Enacted as Local Law 2005/069.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2004-08-12Passed: 2005-07-20Enacted: 2005-07-20
Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services — Fire/EMS (non-health-related issues), Department of Probation, Department of Correction, and Emergency Management Department (OEM).
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Sponsors (20)
Andrew J. Lanza
Dennis P. Gallagher
Michael E. McMahon
Madeline T. Provenzano
Philip Reed
Yvette D. Clarke
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2004-08-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2004-08-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2005-06-22 · Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2005-06-22 · Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services
ActionAmended by Committee
2005-06-22 · Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2005-06-22 · Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services
HeldLaid Over by Council
2005-06-23 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2005-06-30 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2005-06-30 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2005-07-20 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2005-07-20 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2005-07-21 · City Council
Votes (52)
Aye (49)
Gifford MillerJoseph P. Addabbo, Jr.Tony AvellaMaria BaezTracy L. BoylandGale A. BrewerYvette D. ClarkeLeroy G. Comrie, Jr.Bill De BlasioSimcha FelderLewis A. FidlerHelen D. FosterDennis P. GallagherJames F. GennaroVincent J. GentileAlan J. GersonEric N. GioiaSara M. GonzalezRobert JacksonLetitia JamesAllan W. Jennings, Jr.Melinda R. KatzG. Oliver KoppellAndrew J. LanzaJohn C. LiuMargarita LopezMiguel MartinezMichael E. McMahonHiram MonserrateEva S. MoskowitzMichael C. NelsonJames S. OddoAnnabel PalmaBill PerkinsMadeline T. ProvenzanoChristine C. QuinnDomenic M. Recchia, Jr.Philip ReedDiana ReynaJoel RiveraJames Sanders, Jr.Larry B. SeabrookHelen SearsKendall StewartPeter F. Vallone, Jr.Albert VannDavid I. WeprinDavid YasskyMaria Del Carmen Arroyo
Nay (1)
Erik Martin Dilan
Not voting (1)
Betsy Gotbaum
Excused (1)
Charles Barron
Heard at (3)
City Council · 2005-06-30 · 11:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2005-06-23 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2004-08-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (6)
- Committee Report
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6/23/05
- Hearing Transcript
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6/30/05
- Local Law
Full text
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