§ 321. Local health officer; power of commissioner to appoint; expenses. 1. If any local board of health fails to appoint a health officer qualified as provided in the sanitary code, the commissioner may exercise the powers of a health officer in such municipality, or designate a health officer qualified as provided in the sanitary code, to exercise such powers.

Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 321

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

2. The expenses lawfully incurred by the commissioner in such municipality shall be a charge upon and paid by such municipality until such time as a local health officer shall be appointed therein, whereupon the jurisdiction conferred by this section on the commissioner or other person designated by him shall cease.

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