{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-city-law-56","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General City Law § 56","heading":"Issue of licenses to connect with sewers and water mains restricted","body":"§ 56. Issue of licenses to connect with sewers and water mains\nrestricted. The commissioner of public works of any city, or the officer\nor officers acting in a like capacity in any of the cities of this\nstate, and having charge of the sewers and water mains therein, shall\nnot issue a license to any one to connect with the sewers or with the\nwater mains of such cities, unless such person has obtained and shall\nproduce a certificate of competency from the examining board of such\ncity.","path":["General City Law","Article 4. Plumbing and Drainage"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GCT/56","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"100a2315d6fc3dda4509eb7df77ede7e3e6dc476f6952f2fc34a50356075af99","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-city-law-55","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-city-law-56-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}