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What is NYC AC § 17-165?

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This section mandates inspections by department officers of stores suspected of containing unsound provisions or articles unfit for human use. The department may order the removal of such items to prevent disease transmission. Applies to property operators managing food-related establishments.

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§ 17-165 Inspection and removal of articles.

AC § 17-165

a. An officer or employee of the department shall visit and inspect all stores and places within the city which are suspected of containing putrid or unsound provisions or other articles unfit for human consumption or use or likely to communicate disease to the inhabitants, and make and sign a report in writing stating the stores, places and articles so inspected and the nature, state and situation thereof and such officer's or employee's opinion in relation thereto. Such report shall be filed in an office of the department. b. The department may by order direct the removal, to a place to be designated by it, of all things within the city which, in its opinion are unfit for human consumption or use or which shall be infected in any manner likely to communicate disease to the inhabitants. c. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.

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