N.Y. Labor Law § 709: Punitive provision

§ 709. Punitive provision. Any person who shall wilfully resist,

prevent, impede, or interfere with any member of the board or any of its

agents or agencies in the performance of duties pursuant to this

article, or who shall in any manner interfere with the free exercise by

employees of their right to select representatives in an election

directed by the board pursuant to section seven hundred and five, shall

be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by

imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.