As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of the Department of Health Services.
PROFESSIONAL GARMENT-CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT
Any natural individual or business entity of any kind that
uses chemical solvents or wet cleaning process to clean, on-or off-site
(e.g., "drop shops"), clothing or other objects made of cloth or other
material labeled "dry clean" or "dry clean only" for compensation.
No professional garment-cleaning establishment operating in
Suffolk County shall utilize the term "organic" to describe its services
in its advertising or signage.
This article shall be enforced by the Department of Health Services.
The Commissioner of the Department of Health Services is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to promulgate such rules and regulations
as he or she deems necessary to implement this article.
This article shall be null and void on the day that state or
federal legislation or regulations by the Federal Trade Commission
or a similar agency go into effect governing the use of the word "organic"
by professional garment-cleaning establishments.
This article shall apply to all actions occurring on or after
the effective date of this article.
This article shall take effect 60 days immediately subsequent
to filing in the office of the Secretary of State.