§ 12-04 Photo Identification Cards and Visitors Passes.
RCNY § 12-04
(a)Class A and Class B Photo Identification Cards. No person who is a principal or employee of any unloading, loading, wholesale, seafood delivery or non-seafood business who performs any function in the market area, or any agent of such a business who performs any function in the market area directly related to the handling or transportation of seafood, shall perform such function without a Class A or Class B photo identification card issued by the market manager pursuant to this subchapter and § 22-203 of the Code. A person who performs any function in the market area who is a principal or employee of an unloading or loading business subject to the licensing requirement in §§ 22-204 and 22-206 of the Code, or an agent of such business who performs any function in the market area directly related to the handling or transportation of seafood, must first obtain a Class A photo identification card issued by the market manager. A person who performs any function in the market area who is a principal or employee of a wholesale or seafood delivery business subject to the registration requirement in §§ 22-209 and 22-211 of the Code or a non-seafood business, or an agent of such business who performs any function in the market area directly related to the handling or transportation of seafood, must first obtain a Class B photo identification card from the market manager.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person required to have a photo identification card who has filed an application therefor and obtained a temporary photo identification card, may continue to perform such functions unless and until (1) the application of such person for a photo identification card has been denied, or (2) the temporary photo identification card of such person has been revoked, or (3) in cases where the Commission has required such person to be fingerprinted, submit background information and/or appear for an interview pursuant to §§ 22-203 and 22-216 of the Code and 17 RCNY § 12-05, such person has failed, within the time period prescribed by the Commission, to be fingerprinted, submit the required information, or appear for an interview.
(c)Temporary Photo Identification Cards and Visitors Passes.
(1)The Commission may designate the cooperative association of any market to issue temporary photo identification cards to persons required to have a photo identification card within such market. The duties of such designated cooperative association are to be performed pursuant to the provisions of the Code and this subchapter relating to such temporary photo identification cards and such terms and conditions as the Commission may impose.
(2)Such temporary photo identification cards shall be valid for a period of one year but shall cease to be valid upon the issuance by the Commission of a permanent photo identification card or the occurrence of any of the events set forth in paragraphs (1), (2) or (3) of subdivision (b) of this section.
(3)The Commission may designate the cooperative association of any market to issue visitor passes at the market in which it operates. The duties of such designated cooperative association are to be performed pursuant to the provisions of the Code and this subchapter relating to such visitors passes and such terms and conditions as the Commission may impose.
(4)Any cooperative association designated by the Commission to issue temporary identification cards may impose fees and set amounts for such fees for the performance of the functions set forth in this section with the prior written permission of the Commission. No change in a fee or amount of such fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be made without prior written permission of the Commission.
(d)Where a photo identification holder changes employment in the market, the photo identification holder shall notify the market manager of the change of employment and submit the transfer form provided by the market manager. The photo identification holder shall also be required to apply for a new photo identification card and pay the requisite fee in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. A loading, unloading, wholesale seafood, seafood delivery or non-seafood business shall immediately notify the market manager of the addition or other change of status of a photo identification holder.
(e)A person who discontinues his or her employment in the market or who ceases to be a principal of an unloading, loading, wholesale, seafood delivery or non-seafood business shall immediately surrender his or her photo identification card to the market manager. A business that terminates an employee possessing a photo identification card shall obtain that employee's photo identification card and surrender it to the market manager.
(f)Photo identification cards and visitors passes shall be displayed at all times within the market area so as to be readily visible to others.
(g)No loading, unloading, wholesale seafood, seafood delivery or non-seafood business shall continue to employ a person who is required to but does not possess a valid photo identification card issued in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
