N.Y. General Municipal Law § 204-e: Unauthorized destruction of property

§ 204-e. Unauthorized destruction of property. No individual or

corporation having a possessory or proprietary interest in a building or

motor vehicle within the meaning of section 150.05 of the penal law

shall ignite a fire or cause an explosion in such building or motor

vehicle without the prior written permission of the chief of the local

department or fire company with the responsibility to respond to a fire

call, or the chief's designee.