Bill Text: NY A06071 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to licensing by the department of consumer affairs in the city of New York; includes businesses offering certain adult entertainment within the definition of "cabaret".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to cities [A06071 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06071-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6071
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 23, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Cities
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
          relation to the licensing of  establishments  providing  adult  enter-
          tainment
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 20-359 of the administrative  code
     2  of  the  city of New York, as amended by local law number 34 of the city
     3  of New York for the year 1986, is amended to read as follows:
     4    3. "Cabaret." (a) Class A cabaret: Any room, place  or  space  in  the
     5  city  in which any musical entertainment, singing, dancing or other form
     6  of amusement is permitted in connection with the restaurant business  or
     7  the  business  of  directly  or indirectly selling to the public food or
     8  drink, except  eating  or  drinking  places,  which  provide  incidental
     9  musical entertainment, without dancing, either by mechanical devices, or
    10  by not more than three persons.
    11    (b)  Class  B  cabaret: Any room, place or space in the city, which is
    12  not licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, in which any entertainment  or
    13  other  form of amusement is permitted in connection with a business when
    14  such entertainment or  amusement  includes  (i)  any  lewd  or  indecent
    15  conduct  performed  by any person employed by, independent contractor of
    16  or patron of such business, or (ii) any person employed by,  independent
    17  contractor  of or patron of such business appearing unclothed or in such
    18  manner or attire as to expose to view any portion  of  the  pubic  hair,
    19  anus, vulva, genitals, areola or any simulation thereof.
    20    §  2.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
    21  adding a new section 20-359.1 to read as follows:
    22    § 20-359.1 Class B cabarets. The department shall establish a specific
    23  license for class B cabarets, which shall be  issued  pursuant  to  this
    24  subchapter.  Every class B cabaret shall be subject to all provisions of
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  this subchapter, any other provisions of this code relating to  cabarets
     2  and  the rules and regulations of the department established in subchap-
     3  ter T of chapter two of title six of the rules of the city of New  York.
     4  Furthermore,  every application for issuance or renewal of a license for
     5  a class B cabaret shall be subject to the provisions of section 2-204 of
     6  such subchapter T.
     7    § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
     8  have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
     9  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
    10  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
    11  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.