§ 24-517 — Injury to sewers
New York City Administrative Code (current through L.L. 2026/147, enacted September 12, 2026, and amendments effective through October 10, 2026) · NYC Admin. Code § 24-517
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§ 24-517 Injury to sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any person to injure, break or remove any portion of a receiving basin, covering, flag, manhole, vent, sewer, sewage disposal plant or drain, to obstruct the mouth of a sewer or drain, or to place or deposit any substance exceeding one ton in weight upon any wharf or bulkhead through which a sewer or drain has been laid or upon or over any sewer or drain where the same shall be within three feet of the surface of the street.
