N.Y. General Business Law § 399-e: Prohibition of the importation, manufacturing, distribution, or sale of yo-yo waterball toys

* § 399-e. Prohibition of the importation, manufacturing,

distribution, or sale of yo-yo waterball toys. 1. No person, firm,

corporation, or association shall import, manufacture, sell, offer to

sell, or distribute a yo-yo waterball toy.

2. For purposes of this section, the term "yo-yo waterball toy" means

a yo-yo waterball, water yo-yo, or any similar toy made of rubber or

rubber-like material consisting of a ball that is filled with a liquid

and attached to an elastic cord with a finger loop at the end.

3. Whenever there shall be a violation of this section an application

may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the

state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special

proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of

not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such

violations; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or

justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an

injunction may be issued by the court or justice, enjoining and

restraining any further violations, without requiring proof that any

person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby. In any such

proceeding, the court may make allowances to the attorney general as

provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section eighty-three

hundred three of the civil practice law and rules, and direct

restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this

section has occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more

than one thousand dollars for each violation. Each sale of a yo-yo

waterball toy in violation of this section shall constitute a separate

violation. In connection with any such proposed application, the

attorney general is authorized to take proof and make a determination of

the relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil

practice law and rules.

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