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Municipal Home Rule In New York: Tobacco Control At The Local Level,, Laura Hermer
Municipal Home Rule In New York: Tobacco Control At The Local Level,, Laura Hermer
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This paper will examine the nature and scope of the ability of both municipalities and local public health departments to govern the local sale, use, availability and advertising of tobacco products in the context of New York state law and the recent Multistate Settlement Agreement.
Part I will begin with a description of municipalities in New York and a summary of the provisions of article 9 of the New York Constitution and section 10 of the state Municipal Home Rule Law, which delimit spheres in which municipalities may act without state interference and others in which the state may act …