N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-1305: Offenses

§ 71-1305. Offenses.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Waste oil or gas.

2. Violate any of the provisions of or fail to perform any duty

imposed by article 23 of this chapter or any rule or regulation

promulgated thereunder or any order or condition of any permit of the

department made pursuant thereto.

3. Abandon a mine without the approval of the department before all

affected land has been reclaimed. A mine shall be considered as

abandoned when mining and reclamation activities shall cease on land

affected by mining without prior notification to the department or

without describing such cessation in a mined land use plan approved by

the department.

4. Commence operations for the drilling or redrilling of a well for

oil or gas or solution mining, or an intake well, or for the storage of

oil or gas without first obtaining a permit from the department as.

5. Abandon any oil, gas or solution mining well, or an intake well, or

a well for the storage of oil or gas without first obtaining a permit

from the department.

6. Store gas underground in any manner, unless the storage operator

has received such right by grant, lease or other agreement or is

operating in compliance with section 23-1301 of this chapter and is

authorized to maintain condemnation proceedings pursuant to section

23-1303 of this chapter.