New York Commission of Correction, 9 NYCRR 7015.2(e): Procedures to Eliminate Insect and Rodent Infestation

Citation

New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Title 9, Subtitle AA (State Commission of Correction), Part 7015 (Sanitation), Section 7015.2, subdivision (e). Read from the Commission’s compilation of its county jail minimum standards (served July 15, 2026) and matched in the Legal Information Institute’s copy on September 26, 2026. History as printed: section filed October 3, 1979; repealed, new filed July 29, 1997, effective August 13, 1997.

What It Says (Verbatim)

§7015.2(e):

“(e) Each local correctional facility shall develop and implement procedures designed to eliminate insect and rodent infestation. Consistent with such policies and procedures:

(1) the chief administrative officer may prohibit or establish limitations regarding the accumulation of food items in cells or individual housing areas; and

(2) any pesticide applied in the facility shall be used consistent with the manufacturer’s recommendations and any applicable laws or regulations.”

§7015.2(a) and (d):

“(a) The chief administrative officer shall establish written procedures designed to ensure that all areas of the facility are maintained in a sanitary condition. Facility sanitation tasks shall be completed as necessary to maintain a clean and sanitary facility.”

“(d) The food service area of each facility, and all food preparation equipment and utensils, shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition consistent with the State Sanitary Code.”

§7015.1:

“Consistent with the requirements of this Part, each local correctional facility shall establish and implement policies and procedures designed to ensure that such facility is maintained in a sanitary condition.”

§7015.3 (first sentence):

“The chief administrative officer shall request that the local health authority with jurisdiction over the facility perform annual inspections of the facility.”

What It Means in Plain Language

1. Procedures aimed at elimination. The standard is to eliminate infestation, not merely control it.
2. Food in cells. The chief administrative officer may limit or prohibit it, because commissary food in housing is the food source no vendor can remove.
3. Pesticides by the label and the law. Any pesticide applied in the facility follows the manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable law.
4. No frequency and no provider in the rule. The facility requests an annual inspection by the local health authority (§7015.3).
5. The kitchen answers to the State Sanitary Code. Under §7015.2(d), the food service area is kept consistent with 10 NYCRR Subpart 14-1, whose insect and rodent rule is on its own page. New York’s Department of Health has not adopted the FDA Food Code.
6. The applicable laws are New York’s pesticide law. Certification, registration, label information, and application records under ECL Article 33 and 6 NYCRR Part 325.

Who It Applies To

Local correctional facilities, including county jails and penitentiaries, under the State Commission of Correction, which can close facilities that are unsafe or unsanitary or that do not comply with its rules.

The Commission audits compliance. Its 2024 Annual Report says: “Each county facility is subject to a compliance assessment (audit) annually.” It also says standards essential to a jail’s safe and secure operation, sanitation among them, “will be assessed on a more frequent basis, in some cases once every three years.” Part 7015 was one of the standards assessed in 2024. The report lists findings of non-compliance with Part 7015 at 22 of the 56 county facilities it reports on, including §7015.2(e) at two and §7015.3 at seven.

9 NYCRR 7000.1(b)(1), restating Correction Law § 45:

“promulgate rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for the care, custody, correctional treatment, supervision, discipline and other correctional programs for all persons confined in local correctional institutions;”

Documentation Evidence

• The written procedures for eliminating insect and rodent infestation
• Any limits on food accumulation in cells, and how they are enforced
• Pesticide application records showing label-consistent use
• The request for, and results of, the annual local health authority inspection

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence. Read from the Commission’s own compilation and matched in the Legal Information Institute copy. The statutory authority is quoted as the regulation restates it; Correction Law § 45 itself was not downloaded. The audit counts were tallied by this reference from the Commission’s 2024 Annual Report, read October 1, 2026.