§ 309. Local boards of health; quasi-judicial powers; enforcement. 1. Every local board of health may: (a) issue subpoenas which shall be regulated by the civil practice law and rules; (b) compel the attendance of witnesses; (c) administer oaths to witnesses and compel them to testify; (d) by resolution, designate one of its members to sign and issue such subpoenas; (e) issue warrants to any peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, or police officer of the municipality to apprehend and remove such person or persons as cannot otherwise be subjected to its orders or regulations, and to the sheriff of the county to bring to its aid the power of the county whenever it shall be necessary to do so; (f) prescribe and impose penalties for the violation of or failure to comply with any of its orders or regulations, or any of the regulations of the state sanitary code, not exceeding one thousand dollars for a single violation or failure, to be sued for and recovered by it in any court of competent jurisdiction; and (g) appoint one or more hearing officers as shall be necessary to carry out its functions and duties, The hearing officer shall have the same powers possessed by the board to hold and conduct hearings. The hearing officer shall function under the supervision of the local board and shall make findings of fact and recommendations to the board. 2. No subpoena shall be served outside the jurisdiction of the board of health issuing it, and no witness shall be interrogated or compelled to testify upon matters not related to the public health. 3. Every warrant issued by a local board of health shall be forthwith executed by the officer to whom directed, who shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties in the execution thereof, as if it had been duly issued out of a court of record of the state. 4. Nothing in this section contained shall be construed to alter or repeal any existing provision of law declaring such violations or any of them misdemeanors or felonies or prescribing a penalty therefor. 5. The penalty imposed by this section may be released or compromised by the commissioner.
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
§ 308. Local boards of health; general powers and duties. Subject to the provisions of this chapter and of the sanitary code, every local board of health shall: (a) prescribe the duties and powers of the local health officer, who shall be its chief executive officer; (b) direct the local health officer in the performance of his duties; (c) fix the compensation of the local health officer in accordance with the provisions of section three hundred twenty-three of this chapter; (d) make and publish, from time to time, such orders and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the sanitary code, as it may deem necessary and proper for the preservation of life and health and the execution and enforcement of this chapter in the municipality a copy of such orders and regulations to be filed with the county health commissioner, if any, otherwise with the state district health officer; (e) make, without publication thereof, such orders and regulations for the suppression of nuisances and concerning all other matters in its judgment detrimental to the public health in special or individual cases, not of general application, and serve copies thereof upon the owner or occupant of any premises whereon such nuisances or other matters may exist, or upon which may exist the cause of other nuisances to other premises, or cause the same to be conspicuously posted thereon; and, (f) maintain actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain by injunction violations of its orders and regulations, or otherwise to enforce such orders and regulations.
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
4/13 TB will be full of surprises.....the blog will be smokin'....and the media in astonishment........oh my....well kept
secret.....
I heard that EE will be in attendance serving as the Town Clerk and she will be issuing a receipt to the Brass Rail employees who plan on donating their tip money to the Town!
I heard that EE will be in attendance serving as the Town Clerk and she will be issuing a receipt to the Brass Rail employees who plan on donating their tip money to the Town!
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