Statute · New York Public Health Law
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1500 — Municipal insect control
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1500
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Public Health Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1500. Municipal insect control. 1. The board of health of a municipality may take all necessary and proper steps for the control of mosquitoes, flies, black flies, punkies, ticks, and other insects detrimental to health within its jurisdiction which may require community action for the…
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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1500 — Municipal insect control is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1500. Municipal insect control. 1. The board of health of a municipality may take all necessary and proper steps for the control of mosquitoes, flies, black flies, punkies, ticks, and other insects detrimental to health within its jurisdiction which may require community action for the destruction or control of such insects.
2. Any accumulation of water in which mosquitoes are breeding, or are likely to breed, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.