N.Y. Public Health Law § 1308: Powers and duties of local boards of health

§ 1308. Powers and duties of local boards of health. It shall be the

duty of local boards of health to enforce the public health law, the

state sanitary code and local sanitary codes whether promulgated by the

county or any of the political subdivisions within said county. A local

board of health is hereby authorized to make an ex parte application for

a temporary restraining order and upon sufficient proof to satisfy it,

the court may grant such an order, where there is a violation within the

jurisdiction of the local board of health which requires immediate

relief.