N.Y. GCT Law § 56
This is the official text of N.Y. GCT Law § 56, part of New York’s GCT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GCT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Issue of licenses to connect with sewers and water mains restricted
Official statutory text
§ 56. Issue of licenses to connect with sewers and water mains\nrestricted. The commissioner of public works of any city, or the officer\nor officers acting in a like capacity in any of the cities of this\nstate, and having charge of the sewers and water mains therein, shall\nnot issue a license to any one to connect with the sewers or with the\nwater mains of such cities, unless such person has obtained and shall\nproduce a certificate of competency from the examining board of such\ncity.\n
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