The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is the agency of the New York City government responsible for regulating the private carting industry, public wholesale markets businesses, and the shipboard gambling industry.[2] Its purpose is to combat corruption in these industries from organized crime, and was created from the 2001 Organized Crime Control Commission, itself created from the 1996 Trade Waste Commission, the Markets Division in the Small Business Services Department, and the Gambling Commission.[3]
The inspectors and investigators of the New York City Business Integrity Commission are designated as peace officers by the chairperson of such commission; pursuant to section 210(82) of the NYS criminal procedure law. As Peace Officers (Inspectors and investigators) they are tasked with conducting investigations of accidents involving private carting trucks, criminal complaints and also affect arrest of violators of New York State Penal Law, and issue civil and criminal summonses. They also perform enforcement of the rules and regulations governing the private carting industry and or the city owned public wholesale markets in New York City. These inspectors and investigators also conduct other special investigations. These may include joint investigations with the NYPD against businesses.[5]
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