LOCAL LAW NO. "J" FOR 2020
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, LIMITING THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY
Introduced: 12/21/20
By Messrs. Fein, Peter, Reidy, Mss. McLaughlin, Willingham, Plotsky, Messrs. Efekoro, O'Brien, Reinhardt, Miller, Domalewicz, Mss. Cunningham, McLean Lane, Messrs. Simpson, Ricard, A. Joyce, Ms. Lekakis, Mr. R. Joyce, Ms. Chapman, Messrs. Cleary, Feeney and Miller:
BE IT ENACTED by the County Legislature of the County of Albany as follows:
SECTION 1.
Definitions:
(a) Declared emergency. The term "declared emergency" means the period of time during which a State disaster emergency has been declared by the Governor of the State of New York or a state of emergency has been declared by the Albany County Executive, such declaration is in effect in the County, and there are restrictions placed on on-premises indoor dining at food service establishments in the County.
(b) Delivery fee. The term "delivery fee" means a fee charged by a third-party food delivery service for providing a food service establishment with a service that delivers food from such establishment to customers. The term does not include any other fee that may be charged by a third-party food delivery service to a food service establishment, such as fees for listing or advertising the food service establishment on the third-party food delivery service platform or fees related to processing the online order.
(c) Food service establishment. The term "food service establishment" means any fixed or mobile restaurant; drive-in; coffee shop; cafeteria; short-order cafe; delicatessen; luncheonette; grill; tearoom; sandwich shop; soda fountain; bar; tavern; cocktail lounge; night club; roadside stand; take-out prepared food place; retail bakery; industrial feeding establishment; private, public or nonprofit organization or institution, including: schools; nursing homes; day care centers and hospitals; religious and fraternal organizati...
Click here for full text