N.Y. Public Lands Law § 9: Penalty for trespasses

§ 9. Penalty for trespasses. Every person who shall trespass upon

Indian lands or any lands belonging to the state and under the general

care and superintendence of the commissioner of general services, any

lands belonging to the state which are under the jurisdiction of any

other state agency, department, board, officer, commission, institution,

public authority, public benefit corporation, or bi-state agency, by

cutting, removing, injuring or destroying trees growing thereupon,

shall, for every such offense, forfeit to the people of the state the

sum of two hundred fifty dollars per tree or treble damages or both,

based on the stumpage value, as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision

six of section 71-0703 of the environmental conservation law, of such

tree or trees, and shall be liable for any permanent and substantial

damage caused to the land or the improvements thereon as a result of

such violation. Such reparations shall be of such kind, nature and

extent as will reasonably restore the lands affected by the violation to

their condition immediately before the violation and may be made by

physical restoration of such lands and/or by the assessment of monetary

payment to make such restoration.