§ 540 — City laboratories; continuation and establishment

§ 540. City laboratories; continuation and establishment. 1. (a)\nNothing contained in sections five hundred twenty-five to five hundred\ntwenty-eight, inclusive, of this chapter, shall be construed to repeal\nor amend any provision of law under which any health function or\nactivity may be carried on in any city, or to transfer or affect any\nauthority in relation to health activities now being exercised in any\ncity by any public board or officer.\n (b) Any public board or officer of a city now exercising health\nfunctions may, with the approval of the mayor, contract with the board\nof managers or other governing authority of any laboratory for the\npurpose of cooperation and to join and share facilities.\n 2. If it is the intention of the common council or similar authority\nof a city to apply for state aid for a proposed laboratory, under the\nprovisions of section six hundred twenty to six hundred twenty-three,\ninclusive, of this chapter, the common council or similar authority with\nthe approval of the board of estimate, if such exists, shall have the\npower to establish a laboratory in such city.\n