N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 19.15: Penalty for violating this article

§ 19.15. Penalty for violating this article. The violation of any of

the provisions of this article shall constitute a misdemeanor. This

article shall not apply to cities which have local laws or ordinances

now in force which provide for fireproof booths of any kind for moving

picture machines or apparatus, nor to a place of public assembly as

defined in subdivision twelve of section two of the labor law and

subject to the requirements of the labor law and the rules adopted

thereunder.