NYC Council Introduction 1016

intro.nyc/1016-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Sponsored by Erik D. Bottcher
Introduced: September 12, 2024

The New York State Penal Law requires gun dealers and licensing officers to display written warnings about the risks associated with accessing firearms. This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to design graphic images to accompany the written warnings required by state law. Gun dealers and licensing officers would be responsible for displaying or disseminating such graphic images alongside the written warnings. DOHMH would also publish the graphic images on their website. Failure to display or disseminate the graphic images would result in a violation punishable by a civil penalty in the amount of $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for a second offense in a 12-month period.