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New York City Board of Health

Health Code and Rules

The material included on this site is intended for informational purposes only and is not the official version of the New York City Administrative Code and Rules of the City of New York.

Please note that all materials are in PDF format.

Health Code
Article Number	Description
1	Short Title and General Provisions
3	General Provisions
5	Permits
9	Petitioning Board to commence rulemaking
11	Reportable Diseases, Conditions
13	Laboratories
15	Handling live pathogenic organisms
43	School Based Programs for Children Ages Three through Five
45	Schools and Children’s Institutions
47	Day Care Services
48	Summer Camps
48-A	Year Round After-School & Youth
49	Schools
51	Children’s Institutions
71	Food and Drugs
81	Food Prep and Food Establishments
88	Temporary Food Establishments
89	Mobile Food Vending
115	Formula Preparation
121	Other Food Establishments
131	Buildings Generally
139	Public Transportation Facilities
141	Drinking Water
143	Disposal of Sewage
151	Rodents, Insects, other pests
153	Littering and Disposal of Refuse
161	Animals
163	Barber Shops
165	Bathing Establishments
167	Bathing Beaches
173	Hazardous Substances
175	Radiation Control
181	Protection of Public Health Generally
201	Births
203	Termination of Pregnancy
205	Deaths and Disposal of Human Remains
207	General Vital Statistics Provisions

Commissioners Regulations

Chapters of Title 24 of The Rules of The City of New York

Chapter	Chapter Description
1	Posting Regulations for Vendors of Alcoholic Beverages
4	Health, Safety and Well-Being of Rental Horses
5	Inhalation Therapy Service
6	Food Units
7	Adjudicatory Hearings
8	Examination, Licensing and Procedure Relating to Motion Picture Theatre Matrons
9	Raw Salt-Cured Air-Dried Fish
10	Smoking Under the New York City Clean Indoor Air Act
11	Conservation of Water
12	Window Guards
16	Criteria for Issuing Special Vehicle Identification Permits to Disabled Persons
17	Tripartite General Orders
18	Resuscitation Equipment in Public Places
19	Waiting List Rules for Full-Term and Temporary Mobile Food Unit Permits and Full-Term Mobile Food Unit Permits Designated Exclusively for Use in Special Boroughs
20	Preference and/or Waiting List Rule for Full-Term Mobile Food Unit Permits
21	Rules Describing Health Academy Training Courses and Prescribing Fees to be Charged by the Department to Defray the Costs Incurred in Administering These Courses
22	Tattooists and Applying Tattoos
23	Food Service Establishment Sanitary Inspection Procedure
24	Automated External Defibrillators in Certain Public Places
25	Service Of Final Orders In Assisted Outpatient Treatment
26	Establishment and Maintenance of Separate Borough Specific Waiting Lists for Those Seeking Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Permits
27	Food Allergy Information
28	Restriction on the Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products
29	Animal Population Control Program