N.Y. Social Services Law § 375: Requirement of certificate or license to board children

§ 375. Requirement of certificate or license to board children.

Except for relatives within the second degree or third degree of the

parents of a child or children, relatives within the second degree or

third degree of the step-parent of a child or children, legally

appointed guardians, schools and academies meeting the requirements of

the education law as to compulsory education, camps operated for profit

for the accommodation of school age children during school vacation

periods under permits issued by health officers pursuant to chapter

seven of the state sanitary code, and persons with whom a child or

children are placed out, no person shall receive, board or keep any

child under the age of eighteen years unless certified or licensed to do

so as provided in this title.