New York Laws
Title 19 - Enforcement of Titles 1 Through 11 and 15 Through 21 Inclusive of Article 17 and Spills of Bulk Liquids
71-1945 - Enforcement of Title 21 of Article 17.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who
violates any provision of title 21 of article 17 of this chapter or any
rule, regulation or order issued thereunder shall be liable to the
people of the state for a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred
dollars for a first violation, and not to exceed one thousand dollars
for each subsequent violation, to be assessed by the commissioner after
a hearing or opportunity to be heard.

2. Any owner or owner's agent, or occupant of a household who violates
any provision of title 21 of article 17 of this chapter or any rule,
regulation or order issued thereunder shall, for a first violation be
issued a written warning and be provided educational materials. Upon a
second violation, the owner or owner's agent, or occupant of a household
shall be liable to the people of the state for a civil penalty not to
exceed one hundred dollars, and for any subsequent violations shall be
liable to the people of the state for a civil penalty not to exceed two
hundred fifty dollars. No owner or owner's agent of a household shall be
held liable for any violation by an occupant. Such penalties may be
assessed by the commissioner after a hearing or opportunity to be heard.

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