date:Jan 17, 2013
y are exempt.
Although the ban takes effect in March, violators will be notified but not fined for the first three months. From June onward, violators will be subject to a $200 fine.
Similar grace periods were used in introducing other large-scale health initiatives that have been a hallmark of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration, such as a requirement that certain restaurants include calorie counts against items on their menus, officials said.
The Health Department will begin enforcing