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Title 16: Sanitation
Chapter 1: Department of Sanitation
§ 16-101 Definitions.
§ 16-102 Secretary.
§ 16-103 Uniformed forces.
§ 16-104 Records.
§ 16-105 Drivers or sweepers; temporary employment of.
§ 16-106 Removal and suspension of employees.
§ 16-107 Leaves of absence.
§ 16-108 Salary during absence from duty by injury or sickness.
§ 16-108.1 Receipt of line of duty pay.
§ 16-109 Sanitation service; absence from duty because of injury or illness incurred prior to April eighteenth, nineteen hundred sixty-two.
§ 16-110 Recommendations for amendment of health code.
§ 16-111 Division of streets into districts; allotment of sweepers.
§ 16-111.1 Reductions in street cleaning.
§ 16-111.2 Posting information online about street cleanings.
§ 16-112 Flushing or washing streets; water.
§ 16-113 Removal of night soil and offal.
§ 16-114 Rates for collection and disposal.
§ 16-114.1 Rates for collection and disposal of solid waste from home occupations, medical offices/group medical centers, and other residential offices.
§ 16-115 Sale of ashes by commissioner.
§ 16-116 Removal of commercial waste; posting of sign, registration number.
§ 16-117 Rules and regulations governing conveyance of rubbish, waste or offensive material through the streets.
§ 16-117.1 Transport, storage and disposal of waste containing asbestos.
§ 16-118 Littering prohibited.
§ 16-118.1 Citywide routing system.
§ 16-119 Dumping prohibited.
§ 16-120 Receptacles for the removal of waste material.
§ 16-120.1 Storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of regulated medical waste, other medical waste and regulated household waste.
§ 16-120.2 Refuse compacting systems; multiple dwellings after May twentieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight.
§ 16-121 Obstructing tracks.
§ 16-122 Vehicles and other movable property.
§ 16-123 Removal of snow, ice and dirt from sidewalks; property owners' duties.
§ 16-124 Removal of snow and ice from the streets.
§ 16-124.1 Borough-based snow plowing and removal plans.
§ 16-125 Dumping snow and ice from piers.
§ 16-126 Snow removal; employees and equipment.
§ 16-127 Earth, rocks and rubbish.
§ 16-128 Removal of incumbrances from streets.
§ 16-129 Rates for the use of department disposal facilities.
§ 16-129.1 Rate for the use of department compost facilities.
§ 16-130 Permit for operators of dumps, non-putrescible solid waste transfer stations, putrescible solid waste transfer stations and fill material operations.
§ 16-131 Rules for the operation of dumps, non-putrescible solid waste transfer stations, putrescible solid waste transfer stations and fill material operations; permits and fees.
§ 16-131.1 Issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of permits.
§ 16-131.2 Additional powers of the commissioner.
§ 16-131.3 Removal or abatement of public nuisance.
§ 16-131.4 Impoundment and forfeiture.
§ 16-131.5 Inquiries and subpoena power.
§ 16-132 Lease of advertising space on litter baskets.
§ 16-133 Enforcement.
§ 16-134 Comprehensive study of commercial solid waste management system required.
§ 16-135 Snow removal volunteer registry.
§ 16-140 Solid waste management plan.
§ 16-141 Uniform civil penalties for littering and public urination.
§ 16-142 Violations received after a disaster.
§ 16-143 Corrective action request program.
§ 16-144 Zero waste goal.
§ 16-145 Removal of fallen tree limbs, branches, and vegetation after severe weather.
Chapter 2: Solid Waste Management
Chapter 3: Solid Waste Recycling
Chapter 4: Single-Use Items
Chapter 4-A: Electronic Equipment Collection, Recycling and Reuse
Chapter 4-B: Recycling Program for Plastic Carryout Bags and Film Plastic [Repealed]
Chapter 4-C: Unlawful Removal and Acceptance of Recyclable Material
Chapter 4-D: Acceptance of Recyclable Containers in Bulk Using Motor Vehicles
Chapter 4-E: Recovery for Refrigerants
Chapter 4-F: Paper Carryout Bag Reduction Fee
Chapter 4-G: Food Donation Web Portal
Chapter 4-H: Reduced Permitted Capacity at Solid Waste Transfer Stations
Title 16-A: [Commercial Waste Removal]
Title 16-B: Commercial Waste Zones
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Title 16: Sanitation
Chapter 1: Department of Sanitation
§ 16-101 Definitions.
When used in this title the following terms shall have the following meanings:
   (1)   "Department" shall mean the department of sanitation.
   (2)   "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of sanitation.
   (3)   "Street" includes street, avenue, road, alley, lane, highway, boulevard, concourse, driveway, culvert and crosswalk, and every class of road, square and place, and all parkways and through vehicular park drives except a road within any park or a wharf, pier, bulkhead, or slip by law committed to the custody, and control of the department of ports and terminals.
§ 16-102 Secretary.
The commissioner shall appoint and at pleasure may remove a secretary of the department.
§ 16-103 Uniformed forces.
The commissioner, from time to time, shall prescribe distinctive uniforms, badges and insignia to be worn and displayed by members of the uniformed force and prescribe and enforce penalties for the failure of any member of such force to wear and exhibit the same while engaged in the performance of his or her duties.

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