N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-1923: Enforcement of section 17-1735

§ 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 shall hold a hearing and give the person or

persons charged with such violation or noncompliance an opportunity to

present evidence on his or their behalf, and upon ascertaining that a

violation or noncompliance exists, he may bring an action in the name of

the people of the state in a court of record against the person or

persons responsible for the violation or noncompliance for the recovery

of the penalties incurred and for an injunction against the continuation

of the violation or noncompliance.