N.Y. SOS Law § 200

§ 200. Powers and duties of the commissioner of public welfare in\nrelation to the public farm. If the legislative body of a public welfare\ndistrict shall authorize the maintenance of a public farm in connection\nwith the public home, the commissioner of public welfare shall\n 1. be responsible for the management of the public farm,\n 2. utilize the labor of such of the incarcerated individuals of the\npublic home as may in the judgment of the attending physician be able to\nwork on the farm,\n 3. make all purchases necessary for the operation of the public farm\nunless such powers have been vested in some other purchasing agency,\n 4. sell such surplus produce and proceeds of such farm and labor as\nmay remain after the needs of the incarcerated individuals of the public\nhome have been supplied,\n 5. employ, within the limits of the appropriation made for the\npurpose, such laborers as may be necessary for the management of the\nfarm,\n 6. keep a record of the work of the farm, including the labor of the\nincarcerated individuals of the public home on the farm and of the\nproduce and proceeds of the farm supplied for the use of the public\nhome, with the estimated value of such produce and proceeds,\n 7. when an appropriation has been made for the purpose, appoint an\nofficer who shall be responsible for exercising such of the powers and\ncarrying out such of the duties above mentioned as the commissioner may\ndirect,\n 8. make an annual report to the legislative body in regard to the\nreceipts and disbursements of the public farm and the cost of its\noperation.\n