N.Y. Public Health Law Section 348
County or part-county health districts

  • sanitary codes
  • violations and penalties

1.

The provisions of the sanitary code of a county or part-county health district shall have the force and effect of law.

2.

Any non-compliance or non-conformance with any provision of such sanitary code or of a rule or regulation, duly made thereunder shall constitute a violation punishable on conviction for a first offense by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen days or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for a second or subsequent offense by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not exceeding fifteen days, or both.

3.

Certified copies of the sanitary code of a county or part-county health district shall be received in evidence in all courts and proceedings in the state.

Source: Section 348 — County or part-county health districts; sanitary codes; violations and penalties, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/348 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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