Registration of Cook Stoves is Now a Requirement in NYC

Thursday, August 2, 2018 new rule is coming into effect in New York City.

Department of Environmental Protection has successfully passed a Local Law Number 38 for the year 2015 that amends Title 24 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York by authorizing the department to promulgate rules that will require emission sources or activities not listed in section 24-109(a)(1-16) to be registered with DEP.

According to building violation expediters at BuildingViolation.com: "What this legal mambo-jumbo means is that now every restaurant, cafe, or bodega must register a cook stove in New York City."

DEP sets these rules, as authorized by Section 24-109(a)(17), to reduce emissions from cook stoves used primarily for cooking food for onsite consumption at a food service establishment.

Therefore, the DEP’s has determined that cook stoves are a source of significant emissions that must be registered with DEP.

During the rule-making, DEP received only one public comment concerning the applicability of this rule to charitable institutions and that it would be burdensome and onerous for religious institutions to comply.

As a result, DEP has removed the provision that char coal burning appliances must register with the department since only coal and wood fired cook stoves are currently regulated by the Air Code.

Consistent with the above, the following Rule can be found at 15 RCNY Chapter 50.