N.Y. Highway Law § 320: Injuries to highways

§ 320. Injuries to highways. Whoever shall injure any highway or

bridge maintained at the public expense, by obstructing or diverting any

creek, water-course or sluice, or by dragging logs or timber on its

surface or by drawing or propelling over the same a load of such weight

as to injure or destroy the culverts or bridges along the same, or of

such weight that will destroy, break or injure the surface of any

improved state highway, county road or town highway, or by any other

act, or shall injure, deface or destroy any mile-stone or guide-post

erected on any highway, shall for every such offense forfeit treble

damages.