Section 1300 - Nuisances; general powers of commissioner1. The commissioner shall have all necessary powers to make investigations and examinations into nuisances, or questions affecting the security of life and health in any locality.2. The commissioner may from time to time employ competent persons to render sanitary service, and make or supervise practical and scientific investigations and examinations requiring expert skill, and prepare plans and reports relative thereto.N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1300