The Business Integrity Commission is both a law enforcement and regulatory agency charged with oversight of the private carting industry throughout the five boroughs, the city's public wholesale markets and the shipboard gaming industry. It is empowered to investigate applicants, issue licenses and registrations, conduct criminal and regulatory investigations, enforce applicable laws and promulgate rules and regulations that govern the conduct of the businesses it oversees. The Commission is composed of a Chair appointed by the Mayor and the Commissioners of the New York City Police Department and the Departments of Investigations, Sanitation, and Small Business Services, and Consumer Affairs.