N.Y. General Business Law § 755: Penalties and enforcement

§ 755. Penalties and enforcement. 1. In addition to the other remedies

provided, whenever there shall be a violation of this article,

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 article, an injunction may be issued by such court

or justice, enjoining and restraining any further violation, 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 article has occurred, the court may impose a civil

penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one

thousand dollars. 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.

1-a. Any person who violates any provision of section seven hundred

fifty-three-a, seven hundred fifty-three-b, seven hundred fifty-three-c,

or seven hundred fifty-three-e of this article may also be subject to

denial, suspension, revocation of, or refusal to renew a pet dealer

license, in accordance with the provisions of sections four hundred

three and four hundred four of the agriculture and markets law.

2. The provisions of this article may be enforced concurrently by the

director of a municipal consumer affairs office, or by the town

attorney, or city corporation counsel, and all moneys collected

thereunder shall be retained by such municipality or local government.