S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7801
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing town code
enforcement officers to enforce provisions of the agriculture and
markets law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 43 to read
as follows:
S 43. POWERS AND DUTIES OF TOWN CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENFORCE
PROVISIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW. TOWN CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWER AND AUTHORITY CONFERRED UPON SUCH CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BY THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE AND SUCH ADDI-
TIONAL POWERS, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH LAW, AS SHALL BE CONFERRED UPON
THEM BY THE TOWN BOARD. THEY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL AUTHORITY
AND DIRECTION OF THE TOWN BOARD AND TO SUCH ORDERS AND REGULATIONS AS
THE TOWN BOARD MAY PRESCRIBED, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH LAW. SUCH TOWN
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND
ENFORCE PROVISIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04009-01-9