N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-2305: Enforcement

§ 71-2305. Enforcement.

1. The attorney general, upon their own initiative or upon complaint

of the commissioner or local government, shall prosecute persons alleged

to have violated article twenty-four of this chapter.

2. The commissioner or local government shall have the right to seek

equitable relief to restrain any violation or threatened violation of

any provisions of article twenty-four.

3. In exercising its authority pursuant to title eight of article

twenty-four of this chapter, the Adirondack park agency shall have

authority to exercise the powers of the commissioner to enforce article

twenty-four set forth in this title; provided, however, that nothing

herein contained shall empower the agency to exercise the powers granted

the commissioner by section 71-0525 of this article.