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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The provisions of the sanitary code, unless otherwise stated by the public health and health planning council, shall apply to and be effective in all portions of the state and shall supersede all local ordinances heretofore or hereafter enacted inconsistent therewith.
2. Each county, city, town or village, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, may enact sanitary regulations not inconsistent with the sanitary code established by the public health and health planning council.
3. Local laws, ordinances or regulations which comply with at least the minimum applicable standards set forth in the sanitary code shall be deemed not inconsistent with such code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 228. Sanitary code; application - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-228/
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