{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-1107","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-1107","heading":"Punishment for violations of title 5 of article 15","body":"§ 71-1107. Punishment for violations of title 5 of article 15.\n  1. A violation of section 15-0501, 15-0503 or 15-0505, shall\nconstitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed ten\nthousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed one year or by both\nsuch fine and imprisonment and, in addition thereto, by a civil penalty\nof not more than five thousand dollars.\n  2. A subcontractor, employee or agent of such person or public\ncorporation, or of a state department who knowingly and intentionally\nacts, or a prime contractor of such person, public corporation or state\ndepartment who acts with or without an intention to violate the\nprovisions of title 5 of article 15, in disregard of specifications\nprovided in a construction contract protecting against stream damage,\nshall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than\ntwenty-five dollars, nor more than two hundred fifty dollars, or by\nimprisonment for not more than fifteen days, or by both such fine and\nimprisonment, and, in addition, thereto, by a civil penalty of not more\nthan five thousand dollars.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 71. Enforcement","Title 11. Enforcement of Article 15"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/71-1107","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"07acdab6c9c5c216986ea6f0c0d2974fc8f08f3d5040af16f6d591c57ab1e89d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-1105","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-1109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}