New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 4120. Vital statistics;  registration districts;  establishment

1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, each city, incorporated village and town in the state shall constitute a separate primary registration district, except that the commissioner may designate any county, except those comprising the city of New York, as a primary registration district with the approval of the board of supervisors of such county.

2. To facilitate registration, the commissioner may:

3. Whenever a county or part-county primary registration district has been established or two or more primary registration districts have been combined, the records of birth and death and all papers pertaining to such records in the possession of the original primary registration district or districts shall be transferred as directed by the commissioner.