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Health Code and Rules

The material included on this site is intended for informational purposes only and is not the official version of the 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 Definitions

3
General Provisions

5
Permits

9
Petitioning Board to Commence Rulemaking

Petitioning Board to Commence Rulemaking: Petition Form

11
Reportable Diseases, Conditions

13
Laboratories

15
Handling Live Pathogenic Organisms

43
School Based Programs for Children Ages 3 Through 5

45
Schools and Children's Institutions

47
Child Care Programs and Family Shelter-Based Drop-off Child Supervision Programs

48
Summer Camps

48-A
Year-Round After-School and Youth

49
Schools

51
Children's Institutions

71
Food, Drugs and Cosmetics

81
Food Preparation and Food Establishments

88
Temporary Food Establishments

89
Mobile Food Vending

115
Formula Preparation

131
Buildings Generally

139
Public Transportation Facilities

141
Water Supply Safety Standards

143
Disposal of Sewage

151
Rodents, Insects, Other Pests

161
Animals

163
Barber Shops

165
Bathing Establishments

167
Bathing Beaches

173
Hazardous Substances

175
Radiation Control

177
Tanning Facilities

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
Required Signs

3
Performance Summary Cards and Penalties for Child Care Programs (effective 1/29/18)

4
Health, Safety & Well-Being of Rental Horses

5
Pet Shops

6
Mobile Food Vending

7
Adjudicatory Hearings and Violation Fines and Penalties

8
Cooling Towers

9
Raw Salt-Cured Air-Dried Fish

10
Smoking and the Use Of Electronic Cigarettes Under The New York City Smoke-Free Air Act.

12
Window Guards

13
Cigarette and Tobacco Product Sales

14
Cleaning Park Playground Equipment

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 Temporary 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 & 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, Flavored Electronic Cigarettes and Flavored E-Liquid

29
Animal Population Control Program

30
Volatile Organic Compounds in Carpet & Carpet Cushion

31
Drinking Water Tank Inspections

32
Dogs in Outdoor Dining Areas

33
Operation of Body Scanners in Correctional Facilities

34
Grocery Delivery Program

35
Designating Rat Mitigation Zones

36
Needle, Syringe and Sharps Buyback Pilot Program

37
Petitioning the Department to Commence Rulemaking

38
Program to Cancel Medical Debt

39
Added Sugar Warning