General Municipal Law 99 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 98-B Municipal assistance to public authorities furnishing transportation services up ARTICLE 5 Powers, Limitations and Liabilities next SECTION 99-A Use of municipally operated dumping ground by another municipality Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 99 Regulation of open wells, cesspools, basins or sumps General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 5 § 99. Regulation of open wells, cesspools, basins or sumps. The governing board of any city, town or village may by local law, ordinance or resolution regulate the construction, maintenance or use of open wells, cesspools, cisterns, re-charging basins, catch basins or sumps and may require that such installations be suitably covered or surrounded with protective fencing. Provision shall be made in such local laws, ordinances or resolutions for punishment of violations thereof. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the state water power and control commission of any jurisdiction which that commission may now or hereafter have pursuant to the provisions of the conservation law.