N.Y. General Business Law § 853: Enforcement; limitation of scope

§ 853. Enforcement; limitation of scope. 1. The attorney general or

any state or local health officer, town, village or city attorney, or

the chief executive officer of a municipality may institute an action in

a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any activity prohibited

pursuant to section eight hundred fifty-one of this chapter. If such

court finds that any person, firm or corporation has sold or offered for

sale any drug-related paraphernalia, it shall assess civil penalties

against such person, firm or corporation in an amount not less than one

thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each such

violation.

2. This article shall not apply to any sale, furnishing or possession

which is lawful under section 3381 of the public health law.

* 3. This article shall not apply to any sale, furnishing or

possession which is for a lawful purpose under the cannabis law.

* NB Repealed July 5, 2028