New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter I - State Sanitary Code
Part 18 - Public Functions With Attendance Of Over 5,000 People
Section 18.3 - Permit required to hold or promote a public function

Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 18.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) No person shall hold or promote, by advertising or otherwise, a public function unless a permit has been issued for said function by the permit-issuing official.

(b) Application for a permit to promote or hold a public function shall be made to the permit-issuing official, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State Commissioner of Health, by the owner/lessor of the land or facility, and the person who will promote or hold the public function. Application for a permit to promote or hold a public function shall be made at least five days before the first day of advertising and at least 30 days before the first day of the event. The application shall be accompanied by an emergency medical services operational plan complying with the requirements of this Part and any supplemental plans, reports and specifications as the permit-issuing official shall require because of concerns raised by specific circumstances pertaining to the event. In addition, the applicant shall attach to its application a copy of the crowd control plan filed or required to be filed by it with the New York State Emergency Management Office pursuant to chapter 288 of the Laws of 1988.

(c) A permit shall be valid for the time period specified thereon.

(d) A permit may be revoked by the permit-issuing official or the State Commissioner of Health for failure to comply with the terms of the permit.

(e) A permit issued for the operation of a public function shall be posted in the emergency health care unit or function office and be made available on request.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing subdivisions of this section, a permit shall not be required under this Part for an event which also constitutes a mass gathering subject to the permit requirements of Part 7 of this Chapter; provided, however, that all of the other requirements of this Part shall be applicable thereto.

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