Section 17-195. Food allergy posters

a. Definitions. 1. "Covered languages"
  shall  mean Chinese, English, Korean, Russian and Spanish, and any other
  language determined by the department.
    2. "Food service establishment" shall have the meaning as such term is
  defined in section 81.03 of the health code of the  city  of  New  York,
  except that it shall apply exclusively to restaurants where food is sold
  and space is designated specifically as an eating area.
    b. The department shall create a poster containing information on food
  allergy  to  be posted in food service establishments. Such poster shall
  be printed in the covered languages and shall be made available  by  the
  department to food service establishments.
    c. Every food service establishment shall post, in accordance with the
  rules  of  the  department,  the  poster  containing information on food
  allergy created by the department pursuant  to  subdivision  b  of  this
  section  in  a conspicuous location accessible to all employees involved
  in the preparation of food and the service of food.
    d. The department may charge a fee  to  cover  printing,  postage  and
  handling expenses in connection with making the poster available to food
  service establishments.
    e.  Any food service establishment that violates subdivision c of this
  section or any of the rules promulgated thereunder shall be liable for a
  civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each violation.