N.Y. Social Services Law § 200: Powers and duties of the commissioner of public welfare in relation to the public farm

§ 200. Powers and duties of the commissioner of public welfare in

relation to the public farm. If the legislative body of a public welfare

district shall authorize the maintenance of a public farm in connection

with the public home, the commissioner of public welfare shall

1. be responsible for the management of the public farm,

2. utilize the labor of such of the incarcerated individuals of the

public home as may in the judgment of the attending physician be able to

work on the farm,

3. make all purchases necessary for the operation of the public farm

unless such powers have been vested in some other purchasing agency,

4. sell such surplus produce and proceeds of such farm and labor as

may remain after the needs of the incarcerated individuals of the public

home have been supplied,

5. employ, within the limits of the appropriation made for the

purpose, such laborers as may be necessary for the management of the

farm,

6. keep a record of the work of the farm, including the labor of the

incarcerated individuals of the public home on the farm and of the

produce and proceeds of the farm supplied for the use of the public

home, with the estimated value of such produce and proceeds,

7. when an appropriation has been made for the purpose, appoint an

officer who shall be responsible for exercising such of the powers and

carrying out such of the duties above mentioned as the commissioner may

direct,

8. make an annual report to the legislative body in regard to the

receipts and disbursements of the public farm and the cost of its

operation.