New York Laws
Article 4 - Plumbing and Drainage
56 - Issue of Licenses to Connect With Sewers and Water Mains Restricted.

ยง 56. Issue of licenses to connect with sewers and water mains
restricted. The commissioner of public works of any city, or the officer
or officers acting in a like capacity in any of the cities of this
state, and having charge of the sewers and water mains therein, shall
not issue a license to any one to connect with the sewers or with the
water mains of such cities, unless such person has obtained and shall
produce a certificate of competency from the examining board of such
city.