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Typical Legislative Subjects Found in Codifications

(Including Applicable Statutory Provisions)

New York Towns
[The word (Required) follows those subjects for which state law requires local legislation.]

Chapter Title/Subject
Applicable Statutory References
Administrative Legislation
General Provisions

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  Code Adoption Local Law Municipal Home Rule Law § 20, Subdivision 2
  Penalties for Code Violations Town Law §§ 135 and 268
Appearance Tickets Municipal Home Rule Law § 10, Subdivision 4(a); Criminal Procedure Law Article 150; Agriculture and Markets Law § 114, Subdivision 4; Executive Law § 382, Subdivision 1
Access to Public Records (Required) Public Officers Law Article 6, § 84 et seq.
Code of Ethics (Required) General Municipal Law § 806
Conservation Board General Municipal Law § 239-y
Defense and Indemnification Public Officers Law § 18
Drug Abuse Prevention Council General Municipal Law § 239-u
Fire Department Town Law Article 11
Handicapped Violations Unit Vehicles and Traffic Law § 1203-f
Investment Policy (Required) General Municipal Law § 39
Manager, Town Town Law Article 3-B
Planning Board Town Law § 271
Police Department Town Law Article 10, § 150 et seq.
Procurement Policy (Required) General Municipal Law § 104-b
Records Management (Required) Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 57.13 et seq.
Smoking Policy Public Health Law § 1399-o
Traffic Safety Board Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 43
General and Regulatory Legislation
Alcoholic Beverages (public consumption) Town Law § 130, Subdivision 11; Vehicles and Traffic Law § 1227
Amusements Town Law § 130, Subdivision 12; § 136, Subdivision 3
Animals Town Law § 130, Subdivision 9; Agriculture and Markets Law
  Regulation and control; running at large ---
  Licensing of dogs and cats Agriculture and Markets Law, § 110
  Sanitation requirements ---
Bingo and Games of Chance (referendum required) General Municipal Law § 187, 195 and 478; Executive Law § 439-a
Boats and Boating Town Law § 130, Subdivision 17
Brush, Grass and Weeds Town Law § 64, Subdivision 5-a; § 130, Subdivision 5
Building Construction and Fire Prevention (Required) Executive Law § 381, Subdivision 2
  Enforcement of State Code; or ---
  Option not to enforce State Code ---
Curfew Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 11 & 15
Driveways Town Law § 130, Subdivision 7-a
Electrical Standards Town Law § 130, Subdivision 3
Environmental Quality Review Environmental Conservation Law Article 8; 6 NYCRR 617
Erosion and Sediment Control Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 15-a and 23
Fees and Charges ---
  Payment by credit card General Municipal Law § 5
  Service charge for returned checks General Municipal Law § 85
Firearms Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 26 and 27
Flood Damage Prevention (FEMA model local law) Environmental Conservation Law Article 36
Historic Preservation Town Law § 64, Subdivision 17-a; General Municipal Law §§ 96-a and 119-aa et seq.
Housing Town Law § 130, Subdivision 3-a
Littering Vehicle and Traffic Law §§ 1219 and 1220; Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 6 and 7
Loitering Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 11 and 29
Junkyards or Junk Dealers Town Law § 136
Mobile Homes (if not part of Zoning) Town Law § 130, Subdivision 21
Noise Town Law § 130, Subdivision 11
Numbering of Buildings Town Law § 64, Subdivision 9
Parks and Recreation Areas General Municipal Law § 243
Prior Notice of Defects Town Law § 65-a
Peddling and Soliciting Town Law § 136;
Property Maintenance Town Law § 64, Subdivision 5-a; § 130, Subdivisions 15 and 16
Sewers and Sewage Disposal Town Law § 201; General Municipal Law § 452
  Sewer Connections ---
  Sewer Use ---
  Sewer Rents ---
  Individual Sewage Disposal Systems ---
Signs (if not part of Zoning) ---
Site Plan Review Town Law § 274-a
Solid Waste ---
  Collection and Disposal Town Law § 136, Subdivision 8
  Recycling (Required) General Municipal Law § 120-aa
Streets and Sidewalks Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 4 and 7; § 64, Subdivision 10-b
  Snow and Ice Removal ---
  Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance ---
  Visibility at Intersections ---
  Street Opening and Excavations ---
Snowmobiles Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 25.09
Subdivision of Land Town Law § 276 et seq.; Public Health Law § 1115
Taxation ---
  Senior Citizens Exemption Real Property Tax Law § 467
  Veterans Exemption Real Property Tax Law § 458 or 458-a
  Business Investment Exemption Real Property Tax Law § 485-b
Telecommunications (if not in zoning) ---
Trailers and Trailer Camps Town Law § 130, Subdivision 21; § 136, Subdivision 11
Unsafe Buildings Town Law § 130, Subdivision 16
Vehicles, Abandoned or Junked Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1224; Town Law § 130, Subdivisions 6 and 15
Vehicles and Traffic Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1660
Water Town Law § 198, Subdivision 3(c) and (d)
Zoning Town Law Article 16


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