LOCAL LAW NO. "D" FOR 2021
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, THE RESTAURANT PROTECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY SERVICES
Introduced: 2/8/21
By Grimm, Mauriello, Lockart, Perlee, Burgdorf, Drake, Tunny, Whalen, A. Joyce, Feeney, Plotsky, Ricard, Peter, Lekakis, McLean Lane, Miller, Ms. Chapman, Messrs. Clay, Cleary, Commisso, Ms. Cunningham, Messrs. Domalewicz, Efekoro, Ethier, Fein, R. Joyce, Kuhn, Mayo, Ms. McLaughlin, Messrs. O'Brien, Reidy, Reinhardt, Simpson, Smith, Ward and Ms. Willingham
BE IT ENACTED by the County Legislature of the County of Albany as follows:
SECTION 1.
Definitions:
(a) Agreement. The term "agreement" means a written contract between a food service establishment and a third-party food delivery service authorizing the inclusion of the food service establishment's menu or products on the third-party food delivery service's platform.
(b) 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 organizations routinely serving food; catering kitchens; commissary or similar places in which food is prepared for sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere; and any other establishment or operation where food is served or provided for the public, with or without charge.
(c) Third-party food delivery service. The term "third-party food delivery service" means any website, mobile application or other internet service that offers or arranges for the sale of food and beverages prepared by, and the same-day delivery or same-day pickup of food and beverages fro...
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