# N.Y. TWN Law § 133: When ordinance shall take effect

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S133

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. TWN Law § 133
- **Heading:** When ordinance shall take effect
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act TWN / Article 9 / Section 133

## Text

§ 133. When ordinance shall take effect. Every ordinance and every\namendment to an ordinance hereafter adopted or approved by the town\nboard of a town to which the provisions of this article are applicable,\nshall be entered in its minutes except that it shall not be necessary to\nenter in its minutes any map adopted or approved in connection with a\nzoning ordinance or amendment. The ordinance or amendment, or a summary\nor abstract thereof, shall be published in the official newspaper of the\ntown or, if there is none, in a newspaper designated by the town board\nhaving general circulation in the town, once, and the affidavit of such\npublication shall be filed with the town clerk. Such ordinance or\namendment shall take effect ten days after such publication; but such\nordinance or amendment shall take effect from the date of its service as\nagainst a person served personally with a copy thereof, certified by the\ntown clerk under the corporate seal of the town; and showing the date of\nits passage and entry in the minutes. No ordinance or amendment\npreviously adopted or approved by any town board of a town to which the\nprovisions of this article are applicable shall be void for failure of\nposting and/or filing affidavits of posting.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. TWN Law § 130 Town ordinances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S130.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 131 Definition of town ordinance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S131.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 132 Effect of town ordinances limited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S132.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 133 When ordinance shall take effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S133.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 134 Proof of ordinance; maps](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S134.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 135 Violations of ordinances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S135.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 136 Licensing and regulating occupations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S136.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 137 Issuing of licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S137.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 138 Building inspector](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S138.md)
- [N.Y. TWN Law § 139 Agreements with fire districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ATWN_A9_S139.md)

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