N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1340

§ 1340. Bathing places; sanitary requirements. 1. It shall be\nunlawful for any person to maintain, either as owner or lessee, any\nbathing establishment of any kind, in this state, for the accommodation\nof persons, for pay, or any consideration, at a point less than five\nhundred feet from any sewer connection emptying therein, or thereat, so\nas to pollute in any way, the waters used by those using or hiring\nbathing houses at such bathing establishment.\n 2. It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or any other person\nmaintaining any bathing establishment of any kind:\n (a) to provide separate toilet rooms, with water-closets properly\nprovided with sanitary plumbing, constructed in a manner approved by the\nlocal board of health of the health district wherein the bathing\nestablishment is located, and in such a way as not to contaminate the\nwaters used by the bathers; and,\n (b) to thoroughly wash and disinfect, or cause to be thoroughly washed\nand disinfected, in a manner approved by the said local board of health,\nall bathing suits that have been hired or used, before re-hiring or\npermitting the use of the same again.\n