N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 348

§ 348. County or part-county health districts; sanitary codes;\nviolations and penalties. 1. The provisions of the sanitary code of a\ncounty or part-county health district shall have the force and effect of\nlaw.\n 2. Any non-compliance or non-conformance with any provision of such\nsanitary code or of a rule or regulation, duly made thereunder shall\nconstitute a violation punishable on conviction for a first offense by a\nfine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for\nnot more than fifteen days or by both such fine and imprisonment; and\nfor a second or subsequent offense by a fine not exceeding five hundred\ndollars or by imprisonment for not exceeding fifteen days, or both.\n 3. Certified copies of the sanitary code of a county or part-county\nhealth district shall be received in evidence in all courts and\nproceedings in the state.\n