New York Environmental Conservation Law Title 19 - ENFORCEMENT OF TITLES 1 THROUGH 11 AND 15 THROUGH 21 INCLUSIVE OF ARTICLE 17 AND SPILLS OF BULK LIQUIDS

• 71-1901 - Applicability of This Title.
  In addition to the provisions of section 71-0101 and 71-0301 and title 17 of this article, the provisions of this title shall be applicable to...
• 71-1903 - Enforcement of Section 17-1703.
  A violation of the provisions of section 17-1703 shall be a misdemeanor.
• 71-1905 - Enforcement of Section 17-1705.
  Any person violating any provision of section 17-1705 shall forfeit to the county where the violation occurred the sum of fifty dollars for every such
• 71-1907 - Enforcement of Section 17-1707.
  1. Every person violating any provision of section 17-1707 shall forfeit to the municipality having a local board of health where the violation occurs the...
• 71-1909 - Enforcement of Section 17-1709.
  1. Any board of health named in subdivision 1 of section 17-1709 shall examine into any alleged offense against section 17-1709 within its jurisdiction and...
• 71-1911 - Enforcement of Section 17-1711.
  Any person violating any provision of section 17-1711 shall be guilty of an offense, and punishable by a fine of not more than seventy-five dollars.
• 71-1913 - Enforcement of Section 17-1713.
  1. Any board of health named in subdivision 1 of section 17-1713 shall examine into any alleged offense against section 17-1713 within its jurisdiction and...
• 71-1915 - Enforcement of Section 17-1715.
  1. Any person violating any provision of section 17-1715 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable by a fine of not more than five...
• 71-1917 - Approval and Enforcement of Orders Issued Under Section 17-1717.
  An order issued under section 17-1717 shall not be valid until approved by the Governor and the Attorney General, and when so approved it shall...
• 71-1919 - Actions by Municipalities to Prevent Discharge of Sewage Into Waters.
  1. Any incorporated city or village in the state of New York, which has made such provision for the disposal of its sewage as not...
• 71-1921 - Enforcement of Section 17-1729.
  1. Any person putting in or constructing or maintaining a conduit, discharge pipe or other means of discharging or casting any refuse or waste matter...
• 71-1923 - Enforcement of Section 17-1735.
  Upon receipt of a report from a local board of health under subdivision 2 of section 17-1735 the commissioner shall investigate the matter immediately and...
• 71-1925 - Penalties.
  * 1. The penalty for the discharge of sewage from any public sewer system into any of the waters of the state without a duly...
• 71-1927 - Enforcement of Titles 1 Through 11 Inclusive and Title 19 of Article 17.
  The commissioner is hereby authorized to: 1. Institute or cause to be instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction proceedings to compel compliance with the...
• 71-1929 - Violations; Civil Liability.
  1. A person who violates any of the provisions of, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by titles 1 through 11 inclusive and...
• 71-1931 - Injunctions.
  It shall be the duty of the Attorney General upon the request of the commissioner to bring an action for an injunction against any person...
• 71-1932 - Definitions.
  As used in section 71-1933 of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Hazardous substance" means any substance which: a. is...
• 71-1933 - Violations; Criminal Liability.
  1. 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...
• 71-1935 - Emergencies Excepted.
  The civil and criminal liabilities imposed by sections 71-1929 and 71-1933 of this title upon persons violating the provisions of titles 1 through 11 inclusive...
• 71-1937 - Jurisdiction of Courts in Criminal Cases.
  County courts shall have, in the first instance, jurisdiction of felonies committed under titles 1 through 11 inclusive and title 19 of article 17 and...
• 71-1939 - Local Enforcement.
  1. The health commissioner of any county or part-county health district or city is hereby authorized and empowered to bring an action in any court...
• 71-1941 - Penalties and Liability for Spills of Bulk Liquids.
  1. Except where the owner of or a person in actual or constructive possession or control of more than one thousand one hundred gallons, in...
• 71-1943 - Enforcement of Section 17-1743.
  Any person who fails to so notify the department of such release, discharge or spill into the waters of the state as described in section...
• 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...

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