NYC Council Introduction 959

intro.nyc/0959-2023 2022-2023 Legislative Session
The sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
Sponsored by Gale A. Brewer
Introduced: March 16, 2023

This bill would prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers before noon on weekends, limit the permissible decibel level of such leaf blowers, and make it unlawful to distribute, sell or offer for sale any gas-powered leaf blower that exceeds the maximum decibel limit of 65 dB(A). The bill would also provide for civil penalties of not more than $200 for a first violation and a civil penalty of no less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for two more violations within a two-year period.

Sponsors: 7