Int 0601-2011

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. The title of section 117 of title 10 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: § 10-117 Defacement of property, possession, sale and display of aerosol spray paint cans or caps, broad tipped markers and etching acid prohibited in certain instances. §2. Subdivisions c, d, and e of section 10-117 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows: c. No person shall sell or offer to sell an aerosol spray paint can or cap, broad tipped indelible marker or etching acid to any person under twenty-one years of age. d. All persons who sell or offer for sale aerosol spray paint cans or caps, broad tipped indelible markers or etching acid shall not place such cans, markers or etching acid on display and may display only facsimiles of such cans, markers or etching acid containing no paint, ink or etching acid. e. For the purpose of this section, the term "broad tipped indelible marker" shall mean any felt tip marker or similar implement containing a fluid that is not water soluble and which has a flat or angled writing surface one-half inch or greater. For the purpose of this section, the term "etching acid" shall mean any liquid, cream, paste or similar chemical substance that can be used to etch, draw, carve, sketch, engrave, or otherwise alter, change or impair the physical integrity of glass or metal. For the purposes of this section, the term “cap” refers to an attachment specifically for an aerosol spray paint can, which can control the pressure and or width of paint spray. § 2. This local law shall take effect 120 days after its enactment into law. OP LS #2243 5/12/11