2006 New York Code - General Powers Of The Commissioner.

 
    * §  24-204  General  powers  of  the  commissioner.  Subject  to  the
  provisions of this code, the commissioner may take such action as may be
  necessary to abate a sound source which causes or may cause,  by  itself
  or   in   combination  with  any  other  sound  source  or  sources,  an
  unreasonable noise. The commissioner may exercise or delegate any of the
  functions, powers and duties vested in him or her or in  the  department
  by this code.
    * NB Effective until July 1, 2007
    * §  24-204  General  powers  of  the commissioner. (a) Subject to the
  provisions of this code, the commissioner may take such action as may be
  necessary to abate a sound source which causes or may cause,  by  itself
  or   in   combination  with  any  other  sound  source  or  sources,  an
  unreasonable or prohibited  noise.  The  commissioner  may  exercise  or
  delegate any of the functions, powers and duties vested in him or her or
  in the department by this code.
    (b)  The  commissioner shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to
  effectuate the purposes of this  code,  including,  without  limitation,
  rules setting forth specifications for the operation, installation, best
  available  technology,  or  manufacture of sound generating equipment or
  devices, or sound mitigation equipment or devices.
    (c) The commissioner shall promulgate such rules as are necessary with
  regard to standards and procedures to be followed in the measurement  of
  sound  pressure levels governed by the provisions of this code, provided
  that such standards and procedures are substantially in compliance  with
  any  similar  standards  and  procedures  promulgated  by  the  American
  National  Standards  Institute,  International  Standards  Organization,
  Society  of  Automotive  Engineers,  Compressed  Air  and Gas Institute,
  American  Society  of  Heating,  Refrigeration,  and  Air   Conditioning
  Engineers,  American Refrigeration Institute or any generally recognized
  professional standard-setting organization.
    (d) The police department, as well  as  other  agencies  of  the  city
  designated  by the commissioner, shall have the authority to enforce the
  provisions of this code and police officers and designated employees  of
  the  department  and of such other city agencies shall have the power to
  issue  summonses,  appearance  tickets  and  notices  of  violation  for
  violations of this code.
    * NB Effective July 1, 2007