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Committee Approves Amendment to Bar Unauthorized Third‑Party Restaurant Reservation Services
Summary
The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development approved an amendment to bill 250888 and voted to report it from committee with a favorable recommendation, directing first reading at the next council session.
The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development of the Philadelphia City Council approved an amendment to bill 250888 requiring third‑party restaurant reservation services to obtain written authorization from food service establishments before charging or collecting fees and directed the bill be reported from committee with a favorable recommendation and first reading suspended to the next council session.
The Department of Licenses and Inspections’ zoning and legislation director, Sarah Adamo, testified the department intends to enforce the measure through a complaint‑driven system that would allow a restaurant to submit documentation that a third‑party service arranged unauthorized…
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