N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 71-2305
Enforcement

1.

The attorney general, upon their own initiative or upon complaint of the commissioner or local government, shall prosecute persons alleged to have violated article 24 (Freshwater Wetlands)article twenty-four of this chapter.

2.

The commissioner or local government shall have the right to seek equitable relief to restrain any violation or threatened violation of any provisions of article twenty-four.

3.

In exercising its authority pursuant to title eight of article 24 (Freshwater Wetlands)article twenty-four of this chapter, the Adirondack park agency shall have authority to exercise the powers of the commissioner to enforce article twenty-four set forth in this title; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall empower the agency to exercise the powers granted the commissioner by § 71-0525 (Powers of designated departmental officers and employees and members of the state police)section 71-0525 of this article.

Source: Section 71-2305 — Enforcement, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/71-2305 (updated Apr. 22, 2022; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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