Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Costello and President Mosby
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
COVID-19 Restaurant, Consumer, and Gig Worker Relief Act (Temporary Limit on Third-Party Delivery Services Fees)
For the purpose of establishing certain temporary regulations on third-party food delivery platforms; defining certain terms; authorizing the Director of Finance to adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce this subtitle; setting forth certain prohibited conduct for third-party food delivery platforms; providing for enforcement by citation; providing for certain criminal and administrative penalties; providing for this Ordinance’s severability; setting forth a certain termination date; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of third-party food delivery platforms and the economic well-being of Baltimore restaurants, consumers, and gig workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By adding
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Sections 21-1 through 21-15, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 21. Third-Party Food Delivery Platforms”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(2)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
Whereas, a state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency was proclaimed within the State of Maryland on March 5, 2020, and renew...
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