Int 0455-2006

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter 20 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 20-360.2 to read as follows: §20-360.2. Required number of security guards. a. It shall be a violation of this subchapter for any person to conduct, maintain or operate a public dance hall or cabaret without maintaining a proportion of one security guard, as defined by subdivision six of section eighty nine-f of the general business law, per every 75 patrons. b. The requirements set forth under this section shall not apply to an establishment that functions primarily as a restaurant during all hours of operation, as determined by rule of the commissioner. §2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment; provided that the relevant city agencies shall take all necessary steps, including but not limited to the promulgation of rules, to ensure the prompt implementation of this local law upon its effective date and provided further that section twelve of this local law shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law and provided further that any provisions of this local law that require the city clerk to post information on the internet or keep information in a computerized database or in electronic form shall take date. LS 1689 ED 10/5/06