{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-465","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 465","heading":"Powers of the commissioner","body":"§ 465. Powers of the commissioner. In addition to the powers and\nduties elsewhere prescribed in this article, the commissioner shall have\npower to:\n  1. Appoint one or more officers as shall be necessary to do or perform\nin the department's place or stead the acts authorized by this article;\n  2. Examine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for permits;\n  3. Keep records of all permits issued, suspended or revoked, or orders\ndirecting the cessation of unpermitted activities; and\n  4. Prepare a manual of rules and regulations for the conduct of\nexaminations and to furnish copies thereof to persons desiring the same\nupon payment of a reasonable fee therefor.\n  5. Establish an appropriate fee structure for licenses, permits,\nrenewals and duplicates, and set levels of punishments for failure to\nabide by this article.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 4-A. Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/465","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"5740210fce82bc7e3a3ca8977c6f69aba10a054b7afbbc51bc11391f1c5a2817","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-464","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-466"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}