N.Y. PBH Law § 308

§ 308. Local boards of health; general powers and duties. Subject to\nthe provisions of this chapter and of the sanitary code, every local\nboard of health shall:\n (a) prescribe the duties and powers of the local health officer, who\nshall be its chief executive officer;\n (b) direct the local health officer in the performance of his duties;\n (c) fix the compensation of the local health officer in accordance\nwith the provisions of section three hundred twenty-three of this\nchapter;\n (d) make and publish, from time to time, such orders and regulations,\nnot inconsistent with the provisions of the sanitary code, as it may\ndeem necessary and proper for the preservation of life and health and\nthe execution and enforcement of this chapter in the municipality a copy\nof such orders and regulations to be filed with the county health\ncommissioner, if any, otherwise with the state district health officer;\n (e) make, without publication thereof, such orders and regulations for\nthe suppression of nuisances and concerning all other matters in its\njudgment detrimental to the public health in special or individual\ncases, not of general application, and serve copies thereof upon the\nowner or occupant of any premises whereon such nuisances or other\nmatters may exist, or upon which may exist the cause of other nuisances\nto other premises, or cause the same to be conspicuously posted thereon;\nand,\n (f) maintain actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to\nrestrain by injunction violations of its orders and regulations, or\notherwise to enforce such orders and regulations.\n