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What is NYC RCNY § 13-04?

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(a) No person may operate a wholesale seafood business in the City of New York, outside the market area, without having first registered with the Commission and having received a registration or registration number from the Commission. (b) Any person who violates 17 RCNY § 13-04(a) will be subject to civil and criminal

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Effective: 11/16/2018Last amended: 11/16/2018

§ 13-04 Wholesaler Registration Required.

RCNY § 13-04

(a)No person may operate a wholesale seafood business in the City of New York, outside the market area, without having first registered with the Commission and having received a registration or registration number from the Commission.

(b)Any person who violates 17 RCNY § 13-04(a) will be subject to civil and criminal fines and penalties and injunctive relief as follows: For the first such violation, a civil penalty of $2,500; for the second such violation, a penalty of $5,000; and for subsequent violations, a penalty of $7,500; and for a default, a penalty of $10,000.

(c)An application for a registration or renewal thereof must be made on a form prescribed by the Commission. The application form must be certified under penalty of perjury and signed by all the principals of the applicant business. If a renewal application is not submitted to the Commission with the time period as required by the Commission, the Commission may reject the renewal application and instead require the applicant to file a new application in accordance with the provisions pertaining to the application process as set forth in Chapter 1-A of Title 22 of the Code and this subchapter. (Amended City Record 10/17/2018, eff. 11/16/2018)

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