N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-3907: Warrants; seizure

§ 71-3907. Warrants; seizure.

Any police officer shall have authority to execute any warrant to

search for and seize any sewage system cleaners or additives sold,

distributed or offered or exposed for sale in violation of article

thirty-nine. Such cleaners or additives shall be held pending

proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, and upon conviction

or upon the entry of a judgment restraining the sale, distribution or

offer or exposure for sale of said cleaners or additives on the ground

that said items were sold, distributed or exposed or offered for sale in

violation of article thirty-nine, the seized items shall be forfeited

and, upon forfeiture, destroyed under the supervision of the

commissioner. Where property has been seized pursuant to the provisions

of this article from a person who was not convicted of an offense or

subject to a restraining order, a notice of the institution of a

forfeiture proceeding shall be served on that person, and the person

shall be allowed to appear and shall be given an opportunity to be heard

at the forfeiture proceeding.