N.Y. General Municipal Law § 484: Control and supervision; suspension of licenses; inspection of premises

§ 484. Control and supervision; suspension of licenses; inspection of

premises. 1. The governing body of any municipality issuing any license

under this article shall have and exercise rigid control and close

supervision over all games of bingo conducted under such license, to the

end that the same are fairly conducted in accordance with the provisions

of such license, the provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated

by the control commission and the provisions of this article and such

governing body and the control commission shall have the power and the

authority to suspend any license issued by such governing body and to

revoke the same, and, additionally, in the case of an authorized

commercial lessor, to impose a fine in an amount not exceeding one

thousand dollars, after notice and hearing, for violation of any such

provisions, and shall have the right of entry, by their respective

officers and agents, at all times into any premises where any game of

bingo is being conducted or where it is intended that any such game

shall be conducted, or where any equipment being used or intended to be

used in the conduct thereof is found, for the purpose of inspecting the

same.

2. In addition to the authority granted pursuant to subdivision one of

this section, the governing body and the control commission, in a city

having a population of one million or more, may impose a fine in an

amount not exceeding one thousand dollars, after notice and hearing, on

any licensee under this article for violation of any provision of such

license, this article or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant

thereto.