ยง 71-x. Violations. 1. The commissioner may institute such action at
law or in equity as may appear necessary to enforce compliance with any
provisions of this article and any rules and regulations promulgated by
the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this article and in
addition may apply for relief by injunction if necessary to protect the
public interest without being compelled to allege or prove that an
adequate remedy at law does not exist. Such application may be made to
the supreme court in any district or county as provided in the civil
practice law and rules, or to the supreme court in the third judicial
district.
2. Whenever the commissioner or his duly authorized representative
shall find distributed, offered or exposed for sale within this state,
any dairy product produced, processed or manufactured outside the United
States which he has probable cause to believe is not labeled in
accordance with this article or the rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto, or which is otherwise misbranded or adulterated, he
may seize or quarantine such product. Following such seizure or
quarantine the commissioner shall hold a hearing in accordance with the
provisions of section two hundred two-b of this chapter. The
determination of the commissioner following such hearing shall be
subject to judicial review in the manner and within the time limits set
forth therein.