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71-4303 - Violations of Article Forty of This Chapter.

NY Env Cons L § 71-4303 (2019) (N/A)
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1. Civil and administrative sanctions. Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by, article forty of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any terms or conditions of any certificate or permit issued pursuant thereto, or any final determination or order of the commissioner made pursuant to this title, shall be liable in the case of a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars and an additional penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day during which such violation continues, to be assessed by the commissioner after an opportunity to be heard pursuant to the provisions of section 71-1709 of this article or by a court in any action or proceeding pursuant to this title, and, in addition thereto such person may by similar process be enjoined from continuing such violation. In addition, upon the provision of notice stating the grounds for its action and giving an opportunity for hearing, the commissioner may revoke, suspend or deny a certificate or a renewal of a certificate issued pursuant to article forty of this chapter. In the case of a second violation, the liability shall be for a civil penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for such violation and an additional penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for each day during which such violation continues.

2. Criminal sanctions. Any person who, having any of the culpable mental states defined in section 15.05 of the penal law, shall violate any of the provisions of or who fails to perform any duty imposed by article forty of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or any term or condition of any certificate or permit issued pursuant thereto, or any final determination or order of the commissioner made pursuant to this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per day of violation or by imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. If the conviction is for an offense committed after a first conviction of such person under this subdivision, punishment shall be by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per day of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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71-4303 - Violations of Article Forty of This Chapter.