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Title 16-A: [Commercial Waste Removal]
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Title 17: Health
Chapter 1: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
§ 17-101 Definitions.
§ 17-102 Secretary; certification by chief clerk.
§ 17-103 Proofs and affidavits.
§ 17-104 Measures to prevent the spread of disease.
§ 17-105 Commercial paper during epidemic; duties of city clerk.
§ 17-106 Inspection of sick; reports.
§ 17-107 Inspection of vessels; removal; violation of orders, punishment for.
§ 17-108 Infected places outside the city; proclamation.
§ 17-109 Vaccinations.
§ 17-110 Sale and exchange of lymph and antitoxin.
§ 17-111 Appropriation for prevention of communicable diseases.
§ 17-112 Publication of reports and statistics.
§ 17-113 Repairs of buildings; removal of obstructions; regulation of public markets.
§ 17-114 Nuisances; abatement without suit.
§ 17-115 Right of inspection.
§ 17-116 Medical examiners' returns.
§ 17-117 Removal of bodies.
§ 17-118 Putrid cargoes, et cetera, may be destroyed.
§ 17-119 Drainage; orders therefor; maps.
§ 17-120 Orders for paving, et cetera, yards and cellars; notice.
§ 17-121 Care and treatment of physically handicapped children.
§ 17-122 Judicial notice of seal and presumptions.
§ 17-123 Window guards; notification to tenants.
§ 17-124 Aliens.
§ 17-125 Community air quality surveys and annual report.
§ 17-127 Oxygen in courthouses.
§ 17-128 The department as party.
§ 17-129 Proceedings presumed legal; presumptions.
§ 17-130 Copies of records; authentication.
§ 17-131 Order for examination before justice of supreme court.
§ 17-132 Appearance and examination of witnesses.
§ 17-133 Penalties.
§ 17-133.1 Failure to abate rodents; penalties.
§ 17-133.2 Rat mitigation zones.
§ 17.133.3 Rat mitigation reporting.
§ 17-134 Joinder of defendants.
§ 17-135 Court fees not to be charged.
§ 17-136 Costs.
§ 17-137 Jurisdiction; title to real estate.
§ 17-138 Officers to be peace officers.
§ 17-139 Injunctions against department; undertakings.
§ 17-140 Officers and judges to act promptly.
§ 17-141 Service of orders.
§ 17-142 Definition of nuisance.
§ 17-143 Nuisances; punishment.
§ 17-144 Nuisances; who is liable.
§ 17-145 Dangerous buildings, places and things; declaration as nuisance.
§ 17-146 Stay of execution; modification.
§ 17-147 Execution.
§ 17-148 Substituted service; posting; service by publication.
§ 17-149 On what expenses to be a lien.
§ 17-150 Suits for expenses.
§ 17-151 Lien on premises.
§ 17-152 Validity of lien; grounds for challenge.
§ 17-153 Statement of expenses of executing orders.
§ 17-154 Service of order or judgment.
§ 17-155 Payments to department.
§ 17-156 Refusal to pay department.
§ 17-157 Payment to department; effect.
§ 17-158 Department to retain moneys until twelve days after notice.
§ 17-159 Infected and uninhabitable houses; vacation orders.
§ 17-160 Proceedings for condemnation.
§ 17-161 Institution of proceedings.
§ 17-162 Admissible evidence.
§ 17-163 Amount of compensation.
§ 17-164 Inspection reports; publication.
§ 17-165 Inspection and removal of articles.
§ 17-166 Record of births, fetal deaths and deaths.
§ 17-167 Supplemental birth records.
§ 17-167.1 Sex designation on birth records.
§ 17-167.2 Report and advisory board on gender marker change requirement. [Repealed]
§ 17-168 Certificate of registration of birth.
§ 17-168.1 Distribution of college savings plan materials within three months of the receipt of the report of any birth.
§ 17-169 Certified copies of records of birth, fetal death, and death; certificates of birth.
§ 17-170 Records of births, deaths and marriages on file with the department and the clerk of the county of Kings; transfer to the department of general services; certification.
§ 17-171 Records of marriages on file with the department of health and mental hygiene; transfer to the city clerk; certification.
§ 17-172 Dislodging food from person choking; poster.
§ 17-173 Dangers of consuming alcoholic beverages during pregnancy; warning sign.
§ 17-174 Provision of interpretation services in hospitals.
§ 17-174.1 [Language access services for abortion providers.]
§ 17-175 Waste reduction study.
§ 17-176 Prohibitions on the distribution of tobacco products.
§ 17-176.1 Prohibition on the sale of discounted cigarettes and tobacco products.
§ 17-177 Prohibition on the distribution of tobacco products through vending machines.
§ 17-178 Availability of resuscitation equipment in certain public places.
§ 17-179 Department screening, diagnosis and treatment.
§ 17-180 Training of department personnel.
§ 17-180.1 Overdose prevention and reversal training; needle, syringe, and sharps buyback.
§ 17-180.2 Trauma-informed care.
§ 17-181 Lead-based paint; dry scraping and dry sanding prohibited.
§ 17-182 City-funded public hospitals and health facilities required to utilize peace officers.
§ 17-183 Publication and dissemination of public health insurance program options.
§ 17-184 Availability of contraception.
§ 17-184.1 Availability of medication abortion.
§ 17-184.2 Availability of rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections.
§ 17-185 Inspection by the department of unsafe work practices.
§ 17-186 Lead poisoning prevention in children.
§ 17-186.1 Education and outreach regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention.
§ 17-187 School nurses.
§ 17-188 Automated external defibrillators.
§ 17-188.1 Information on cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses available to the public.
§ 17-188.2 Blood pressure machines in public places.
§ 17-189 Prohibition on sale of certain substances containing lead.
§ 17-190 Deaths of homeless persons and homeless shelter residents; report.
§ 17-191 Child fatality review advisory team.
§ 17-192 Foods containing artificial trans fat.
§ 17-193 Trauma scenes.
§ 17-194 Drinking water tank inspections.
§ 17-194.1 Cooling towers; maintenance and inspection.
§ 17-195 Food allergy posters.
§ 17-195.1 Posting of sanitary inspection grade.
§ 17-196 Electronic death registration system.
§ 17-197 Restraining animals outdoors.
§ 17-197.1 Wild and exotic animal circus performances prohibited.
§ 17-198 Hepatitis B and hepatitis C data compilation and reporting.
§ 17-199 Health services in correctional facilities.
§ 17-199.1 Lactation rooms.
§ 17-199.2 Contraceptives reporting.
§ 17-199.2.1 Report on medical services relating to reproductive health care.
§ 17-199.3 Maternal mortality and morbidity annual report.
§ 17-199.3.1 Maternal mortality and morbidity review committee (M3RC).
§ 17-199.3.2 Education on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis.
§ 17-199.3.3 Report and recommendations on cesarean sections.
§ 17-199.4 HPV vaccination reporting.
§ 17-199.5 Encouragement of physician referrals for indoor allergen hazards.
§ 17-199.6 Investigations of indoor allergen hazards in dwellings of persons with medically diagnosed moderate persistent or severe persistent asthma.
§ 17-199.7 Education about indoor allergen hazards.
§ 17-199.8 Inspection by the department of unsafe work practices for indoor allergen remediation.
§ 17-199.9 Educational materials on drugs and opiates awareness and prevention.
§ 17-199.10 Doulas.
§ 17-199.11 Food service establishment beverage options for children's meals.
§ 17-199.12 Report of early intervention services.
§ 17-199.12.1 Report of autism spectrum disorder services.
§ 17-199.13 Farm-to-city projects.
§ 17-199.14 Report on heat vulnerability and heat-related deaths.
§ 17-199.15 Gender and racial equity advisory board.
§ 17-199.16 Public information and outreach campaign on medically unnecessary treatments on individuals born with intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics.
§ 17-199.17 Information on midwives.
§ 17-199.18 Added sugar notifications.
§ 17-199.19 Provision of sexual and reproductive health services.
§ 17-199.20 Citywide diabetes reduction plan.
§ 17-199.21 Vision testing and eyeglasses.*
§ 17-199.21 Mental health and behavioral health services outreach and education.*
§ 17-199.22 Information regarding emergency rooms and pediatric trauma centers.
§ 17-199.23 Report on drownings.
§ 17-199.24 Sickle cell trait and disease.
§ 17-199.25 Citywide population health agenda.
§ 17-199.26.1 Mental health materials for individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss.
§ 17-199.27 Student wellness club toolkit.
§ 17-199.28 Peer-based mental health literacy trainings.
§ 17-200 Prohibited acts with respect to wild birds.
Chapter 2: Medical Examiner
Chapter 3: Licenses and Permits
Chapter 4: Standards Governing the Performance of Sterilizations
Chapter 5: Smoke-Free Air Act
Chapter 6: Drug Testing of School System Conveyance Drivers
Chapter 7: Regulation of Tobacco Products
Chapter 8: Animal Shelters and Sterilization Act
Chapter 9: Lead
Chapter 10: Prescription Drug Discount Card Act
Chapter 11: Neighbor Notification of Pesticide Application
Chapter 12: Pesticide Use by City Agencies
Chapter 13: Availability of Information Regarding Day Care Services
Chapter 14: Limits on Volatile Organic Compound Emissions in Carpet and Carpet Cushion
Chapter 15: Food Service Establishments
Chapter 16: Animal Abuse Registration Act
Chapter 17: Pet Shops
Chapter 18: Police and Correctional Healthcare Evaluation and Sharing
Chapter 19: Force-Fed Products
Chapter 20: Primary Care Services and Patient Navigation Program
Chapter 21: Interference with Reproductive or Endocrine Medical Care*
Chapter 21: Nightlife Opioid Antagonist Program*
Title 18: Parks
Title 19: Transportation
Title 20: Consumer and Worker Protection
Title 20-A: [Shipboard Gambling]
Title 21: Social Services
Title 21-A: Education
Title 22: Economic Affairs
Title 23: Communications
Title 24: Environmental Protection and Utilities
Title 25: Land Use
Title 26: Housing and Buildings
Title 27: Construction and Maintenance
Title 28: New York City Construction Codes
Title 29: New York City Fire Code
Title 30: Emergency Management
Title 31: Department of Veterans' Services
Title 32: Labor and Employment
Title 33: Investigations
Title 34: Racial Equity
Appendix A: Unconsolidated Local Laws
The Rules of the City of New York
THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Title 1: Department of Buildings
Title 2: Board of Standards and Appeals
Title 3: Fire Department
Title 6: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Title 9: Procurement Policy Board Rules
Title 12: Franchise and Concession Review Committee
Title 15: Department of Environmental Protection
Title 16: Department of Sanitation
Title 17: Business Integrity Commission
Title 19: Department of Finance
Title 20: Tax Appeals Tribunal
Title 21: Tax Commission
Title 22: Banking Commission
Title 24: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Title 25: Department of Mental Health and Retardation [Repealed]
Title 28: Housing Preservation and Development
Title 29: Loft Board
Title 30: Rent Guidelines Board
Title 31: Mayor's Office of Homelessness and Single Room Occupancy
Title 34: Department of Transportation
Title 35: Taxi and Limousine Commission
Title 38: Police Department
Title 38-A: Civilian Complaint Review Board
Title 39: Department of Correction
Title 40: Board of Correction
Title 41: Department of Juvenile Justice
Title 42: Department of Probation
Title 43: Mayor
Title 44: Comptroller
Title 45: Borough Presidents
Title 46: Law Department
Title 47: Commission on Human Rights
Title 48: Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
Title 49: Department of Records and Information Services
Title 50: Community Assistance Unit
Title 51: City Clerk
Title 52: Campaign Finance Board*
Title 53: Conflicts of Interest Board
Title 55: Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Title 56: Department of Parks and Recreation
Title 57: Art Commission
Title 58: Department of Cultural Affairs
Title 60: Civil Service Commission
Title 61: Office of Collective Bargaining
Title 62: City Planning
Title 63: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Title 66: Department of Small Business Services
Title 67: Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Title 68: Human Resources Administration
Title 69: Department of Aging
Title 70: In Rem Foreclosure Release Board
Title 71: Voter Assistance Commission
Title 72: Office of Emergency Management
Title 73: Civic Engagement Commission
Title 74: Community Hiring
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§ 17-127 Oxygen in courthouses.
There shall be placed at least two resuscitation devices in every courthouse in the city which shall be maintained in a conventionally available and safe place. The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the training of department of citywide administrative services personnel in the operation and use of same and at the end of their course they shall receive a certification from the department.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
§ 17-128 The department as party.
The department may institute and maintain all suits and proceedings which are reasonable, necessary and proper, to carry out the provisions of the laws under which it acts.
§ 17-129 Proceedings presumed legal; presumptions.
   a.   The actions, proceedings, authority, and orders of the department shall at all times be regarded as in their nature judicial, and be treated as prima facie just and legal.
   b.   In any action or proceeding the right of such department or police department to make any order or cause the execution thereof, shall be presumed.
   c.   All meetings of the board shall in every action and proceeding be taken to have been duly called and regularly held, and all orders and proceedings to have been duly authorized, unless the contrary be proved.
§ 17-130 Copies of records; authentication.
Copies of the records of the proceedings of the department or board, of the rules, regulations, by-laws and books and papers, constituting part of their archives and at any time in force in the city, when authenticated by the secretary or secretary pro tempore of the department, shall be presumptive evidence of the facts, statements and recitals therein contained, and the authentication taken as presumptively correct, in any court of justice or judicial proceeding, when they may be relevant to the point or matter in controversy.
§ 17-131 Order for examination before justice of supreme court.
   a.   Any justice of the supreme court of the first or second department, or who is holding court or chambers therein, upon the written application of the commissioner, may issue his or her order by him or her subscribed, for the examination without unreasonable delay by or before such justice of any person or persons, and the production of books or papers or the inspection and taking of copies of the whole or parts thereof, at a time and place within the city, and in such order to be named, provided it shall appear to the satisfaction of such justice or court that any matter or point affecting life or health is involved. It shall be the duty of such justice to take or superintend such examination, which shall be under oath, and shall be signed by the party or parties examined and be certified by the justice, and with any copies of books or papers, to be delivered to the department for the use of the department.
   b.   Such examination, and any proceeding connected therewith, or under such order, may wholly or in part be had, conducted or continued by or before any other of such justices, as well as that one who made the order; and in and about the same, every such justice shall have as full power and authority to punish for contempt, and enforce obedience to such or other order or direction or that of any other judge respecting the matter as any such justice of the supreme court may now have, or shall possess, to enforce obedience or punish contempt in any case or matter whatsoever. Such application shall name or describe the person or persons whose examination is sought, and so far as possible the books or papers desired to be inspected, and the matter or points affecting life or health as to which the commissioner requests the examination to take place, and the justice shall on the proceedings, decide what questions are pertinent and allowable in respect thereto, and shall require the same to be properly answered; but no answer of any person so examined shall be used in any criminal proceeding. Service of any order of any such justice may be made, and the same proved in the same manner as the service of either an injunction or a subpoena. And it shall be the duty of the justice to facilitate the early determination of the proceedings.
§ 17-132 Appearance and examination of witnesses.
Upon the application of any party in interest in any matter pending examination before the department, by affidavit, stating the grounds of such application, to any judge of a court of record, and asking that any person or persons therein named shall appear before the department, or any person taking or about to take such examination, at some time or times and place to be stated in the affidavit, it shall be the duty of such judge, if he or she shall discover reasonable cause so to do, to issue his or her order requiring such person or persons named to appear and submit to such examination as, and to the extent such order may state, at the time and place to be in the order named; and the order, signed by such judge, may be served, and shall in all respects be obeyed as a subpoena duly issued. A refusal to submit to the proper examination may be punished by such judge or by any judge of such court as a contempt of court, upon the facts as to such refusal being brought before any such judge by affidavit.
§ 17-133 Penalties.
Every person, corporation, or body that shall violate or not conform to any provisions of the health code of the city of New York, or any rule or sanitary regulation duly made, shall be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding the maximum amount allowed by the health code of the city of New York, or any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The judge, justice, administrative law judge or hearing examiner who presided at a trial or hearing where such penalty is determined and assessed shall fix, in writing, the amount of the penalty to be recovered, and shall direct that such amount be included in the judgment or decision.
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