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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 321 — Local health officer; power of commissioner to appoint; expenses
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 321
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- New York Public Health Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 321. Local health officer; power of commissioner to appoint; expenses. 1. If any local board of health fails to appoint a health officer qualified as provided in the sanitary code, the commissioner may exercise the powers of a health officer in such municipality, or designate a health officer…
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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 321 — Local health officer; power of commissioner to appoint; expenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 321. Local health officer; power of commissioner to appoint; expenses. 1. If any local board of health fails to appoint a health officer qualified as provided in the sanitary code, the commissioner may exercise the powers of a health officer in such municipality, or designate a health officer qualified as provided in the sanitary code, to exercise such powers.
2. The expenses lawfully incurred by the commissioner in such municipality shall be a charge upon and paid by such municipality until such time as a local health officer shall be appointed therein, whereupon the jurisdiction conferred by this section on the commissioner or other person designated by him shall cease.