Council Member Hanks asks about Class 3 ban and trade-in access
Hanks asks how Staten Island workers would access the trade-in program and how DCWP would enforce the Class 3 ban against online sellers, and DCWP describes its enforcement strategy.
So how, this is regarding to the Class 3 ban and how that would work.
Intro 244 would ban sales and rentals of Class 3 e-bikes with civil penalties up to $2,000.
It addresses sellers.
A separate proposal on the agenda addresses riding these bikes.
How would Staten Island workers access the trade-in program proposed by Intro 985A, and how would the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection enforce 244 against online sellers serving New York City?
Well, thank you, Council Member.
Maybe I'll start and then turn it over to Commissioner Flynn.
So in terms of enforcement, we'll pursue the same strategy we've been pursuing, which is really a four-part strategy.
We want to get out and educate the businesses.
We then do inspections.
If we see violations, we issue summons.
If we see repeated violations, we'll actually go ahead and seal the business.
Online, as I testified earlier, can be a little harder.
We've been partnering closely with DOT on this.
We've been issuing a number of summons to online businesses.
DOT, I believe, sent some cease and desist and demands to online businesses.
I expect the pace of that is only going to increase.
And we're really going to encourage members of the public who encounter these devices illegally, let us know about them so we can take follow-up action.
And you are going to see a whole-of-government approach to enforcement there.