STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR NEW YORK TOWNS

The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to New York towns. They are current through Laws 2017, chs. 1—407.

General Provisions Classification
 ;hg;Town Law § 10 et seq.

Home rule
Municipal Home Rule Law

Municipal powers generally
General Municipal Law § 70 et seq.

Adoption and amendment of local laws
Municipal Home Rule Law § 10 et seq.

Ordinances
Town Law § 130 et seq.

Permissive referendum
Town Law § 90 et seq.

Punishment for ordinance violations
Town Law § 135

Jails
General Municipal Law § 430 et seq.

Elections
Town Law § 80 et seq.

Administration and Personnel

Town officers
Town Law § 20 et seq.

Town manager
Town Law § 58 et seq.

Town boards
Town Law § 60 et seq.

Police
Town Law § 150 et seq.

Firemen and policemen
General Municipal Law § 200 et seq.

Planning board
Town Law § 271

Building inspector
Town Law § 138

Open Meetings Law
Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.

Conflict of interest
General Municipal Law § 800 et seq.

Freedom of Information Law
Public Officers Law § 84 et seq.

Public contracts
General Municipal Law § 100 et seq.

Revenue and Finance

Municipal finances
General Municipal Law § 3 et seq.

Report of financial condition
General Municipal Law § 30 et seq.

Town finance
Town Law § 100 et seq.

Local finance
Local Finance Law

Fiscal year
Town Law § 101

Budget system
Town Law § 102

Tax levy
Town Law § 115

Business Licenses and Regulations

Licensing and regulating occupations
Town Law §§ 136 and 137

Games of chance
General Municipal Law § 185 et seq.

Taxation of transient merchants
General Municipal Law § 85-a

Peddling and hawking farm produce
General Municipal Law § 81

Animals

Dogs
Agriculture and Markets Law § 106 et seq.

Fences, strays and pounds
Town Law § 300 et seq.

Animal regulations
Town Law § 130(9.)

Health and Safety

Health and safety generally
General Municipal Law § 120 et seq.

Fire and health hazards and weeds
Town Law § 64(5-a.)

Medical and dental center
Town Law § 64(19-b.)

Dumping facilities
Town Law § 64(20-a.)

Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

Disorderly conduct, malicious mischief, trespass and other offenses
Town Law § 130(10., 11. and 19.)

Weapons
Town Law § 130(26. and 27.)

State criminal code
Penal Law

Vehicles and Traffic

State vehicle code
Vehicle and Traffic Law

Regulation of traffic by towns
Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1660 et seq.

Traffic control, signals and standards
Town Law § 64(16.)

Rules of the road
Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1100 et seq.

Snowmobiles
General Municipal Law § 71-b

Regulation of bicycles and similar vehicles
General Municipal Law § 180 et seq.

Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places

Street and sidewalk regulations
Town Law § 130(4. and 7.)

Street names and numbers
Town Law § 64(9.)

Cemeteries
Town Law § 290 et seq.

Public Services

Water supply
General Municipal Law § 118 et seq.

Sewage disposal
General Municipal Law § 119 et seq.

Buildings and Construction

Building, plumbing, electrical and housing codes
Town Law § 130(1.—3a.)

New York state uniform fire prevention and building code act Executive Law § 370 et seq.

Subdivisions

Subdivisions
Town Law § 261 et seq.

Zoning

Zoning
Town Law § 261 et seq.

Zoning board of appeals
Town Law § 267 et seq.