NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 12-19 — Prohibited Acts for Wholesalers and Seafood Deliverers.

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(a) A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not solicit an unloader to unload a truck out of order. (b) A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not interfere with the market manager

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§ 12-19 Prohibited Acts for Wholesalers and Seafood Deliverers.

RCNY § 12-19

(a)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not solicit an unloader to unload a truck out of order.

(b)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not interfere with the market manager or his or her staff or the employees of the Commission in the discharge of their functions or interfere with or otherwise obstruct the orderly functioning of the market.

(c)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not authorize another person to use the name of the business to which a registration or registration number has been issued for such wholesale or seafood delivery business.

(d)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not authorize another person to conduct a wholesale seafood business or a seafood delivery business with the registration or registration number that has been issued to such wholesaler or seafood deliverer.

(e)A wholesaler and its employees and agents shall not sublease or otherwise allow the use of its premises by a person who does not possess a registration number issued by the Commission pursuant to this subchapter.

(f)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not conduct a wholesale seafood business or a seafood delivery business under any name other than the name under which such business has been registered with the Commission.

(g)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall discard seafood in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law governing the disposal of seafood and seafood products.

(h)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not violate applicable federal, state and city regulations regarding the proper handling of seafood.

(i)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not fail to notify the Commission of any change in the information provided pursuant to 17 RCNY § 12-21 with respect to the composition or ownership of the wholesale business, or of any change in the employment status of its employees.

(j)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not associate with a person whom such person knows or should know is a member or associate of an organized crime group. A person who has been identified by a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency as a member or associate of an organized crime group shall be presumed to be a member or associate of an organized crime group.

(k)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not make, file or submit a false or misleading statement to the Commission or to a government agency or employee.

(l)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not falsify any business record.

(m)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not engage in any unfair labor practice under federal and state labor laws as applicable.

(n)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not refuse to answer an inquiry from the Commission.

(o)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not violate or fail to comply with any order or directive of the Commission.

(p)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not fail to pay federal, state and local taxes.

(q)A wholesaler and its employees and agents and a seafood delivery business and its employees and agents shall not fail to pay any fines or civil penalties imposed pursuant to Chapter 1-A of Title 22 of the Code or this subchapter.

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