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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions" by adding a new chapter to prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging unauthorized restaurant reservations with food service establishments and to provide for definitions, prohibited acts, penalties, and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.
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CHAPTER 9-6700. THIRD-PARTY RESTAURANT RESERVATION SERVICES.
? 9-6701. Definitions.
In this Chapter the following definitions apply:
(1) Food Service Establishment. A business categorized under the North American Industry Classification System ("NAICS") as Full-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722511).
(2) Third-party Reservation Service. An entity or person engaged in offering, listing, or arranging dining arrangements or restaurant reservation services for Food Service Establishments it does not own or operate.
? 9-6702. Prohibitions.
(1) No Third-party Reservation Service shall charge, collect, or receive a fee, directly or indirectly, for one or more reservations for a Food Service Establishment without a prior written authorization from the Food Service Establishment. A Third-party Reservation Service shall bear the burden of proof in establishing that a Food Service Establishment provided prior written authorization that is applicable to a particular reservation or period of operation.
? 9-6703. Enforcement and Penalties.
(1) The City of Philadelphia may impose a civil penalty on a Third-party Reservation Service in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of this Chapter.
(2) Violations by a Third-party Reservation Service shall accrue for each day and for each Food Service Establishment in which there has been a violation.
(3) The Department of Lice...
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