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Public Health Law § 1300 · Title 1. General Provisions; Control and Abatement

Nuisances; general powers of commissioner

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§ 1300. Nuisances; general powers of commissioner. 1. The commissioner shall have all necessary powers to make investigations and examinations into nuisances, or questions affecting the security of life and health in any locality.

2. The commissioner may from time to time employ competent persons to render sanitary service, and make or supervise practical and scientific investigations and examinations requiring expert skill, and prepare plans and reports relative thereto.

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH1300
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