ECL 71-1945 · Title 19. Enforcement of Titles 1 Through 11 and 15 Through 21 Inclusive of Article 17 and Spills of Bulk Liquids
Enforcement of title 21 of article 17
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§ 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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