N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 13: Salaries of officers; expenses

§ 13. Salaries of officers; expenses. The annual salaries and

compensation of the deputy commissioners, the counsel, secretary and all

other officers and employees of the department shall be fixed by the

commissioner within the limits of appropriations made therefor.

The reasonable and necessary traveling and other expenses of the

commissioner, deputy commissioners, secretary, counsel and other

officers and employees of the department, while actually engaged in the

performance of their duties, shall be paid in accordance with the rules

and regulations of the department of audit and control from the state

treasury upon the audit of the comptroller, upon vouchers approved by

the commissioner.