Section 16-116. Removal of commercial waste; posting of sign, registration number

a. Every owner, lessee or person  in  control  of  a  commercial  establishment  shall  provide  for  the  removal  of waste by a business
  licensed by the New York city trade  waste  commission  as  required  by
  subdivision  a  of  section 16-505 of this code or register and obtain a
  registration number from the New York city  trade  waste  commission  as
  required  by  subdivision b of section 16-505 of this code to remove its
  own waste except as provided in subdivision c of this  section,  however
  nothing  contained herein shall preclude the commissioner from providing
  for the removal of waste from any commercial establishment  pursuant  to
  the  authority  vested  in  the  commissioner  by  section seven hundred
  fifty-three of the charter; provided, further, that every owner,  lessee
  or  person in control of a commercial establishment that is located in a
  special trade waste removal district designated by  the  New  York  city
  trade  waste  commission pursuant to section 16-523 of this code, except
  for an owner, lessee or person in control of a commercial  establishment
  who  has  registered  with  the  New York city trade waste commission as
  required by subdivision b of section 16-505 of this code and  except  as
  otherwise  provided  by  subdivision  g  of section 16-523 of this code,
  shall provide for the removal of waste by  a  licensee  with  whom  such
  commission  has  entered  into an agreement pursuant to subdivision b of
  such section.
    b.  Every  owner,  lessee  or  person  in  control  of  a   commercial
  establishment  shall  post  a  sign which states clearly and legibly the
  trade or business name, address, telephone number and the day  and  time
  of  the pickup of the trade waste removal business presently serving the
  establishment, or if the commercial establishment removes its own waste,
  a registration number issued by the New York city trade waste commission
  shall be posted. Such sign or registration number shall  be  prominently
  displayed  by affixing it to a window near the principal entrance to the
  commercial establishment so as to be easily  visible  from  outside  the
  building.  If  this  is  not  possible,  such  sign  or  permit shall be
  prominently displayed  inside  the  commercial  establishment  near  the
  principal entrance to the premises.
    c.  This  section shall not apply to (i) unimproved or vacant property
  or premises generating infrequent  waste  or  insignificant  amounts  of
  waste; and (ii) home occupations, medical offices/group medical centers,
  and  other  residential offices, which receive department collection and
  disposal  service  pursuant  to  section  16-114.1  of  this  code.  The
  commissioner  shall  have  the  authority  to determine what constitutes
  infrequent waste or insignificant amounts of waste in specific cases.
    d. (i) Except as provided  in  paragraph  (ii)  of  this  subdivision,
  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  or any rules
  promulgated pursuant thereto shall be punishable by a civil  penalty  of
  not  less  than  fifty  nor more than one hundred dollars. Any notice of
  violation, appearance ticket or summons issued for a violation  of  this
  section shall be returnable before the environmental control board which
  shall impose the penalty herein provided.
    (ii)  A  commercial establishment required by subdivision b of section
  16-505 of this code to register with  the  New  York  city  trade  waste
  commission  shall  be  subject  to  a  penalty for the violation of such
  subdivision or any rule pertaining thereto as provided in subdivision  c
  of  section  16-515 of this code. Such penalty may be recoverable in the
  manner provided therein or may be returnable in a civil  action  brought
  in  the  name of the commissioner before the environmental control board
  which shall impose a penalty not be exceed one thousand dollars.