N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-1921: Enforcement of section 17-1729

§ 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 in violation of section 17-1729 shall forfeit to the people

of the state five dollars a day for each day the same is used or

maintained for such purpose, to be collected in an action brought by the

commissioner.

2. The commissioner may maintain an action in the name of the people

to restrain a violation of section 17-1729.