N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 71-3705
Enforcement of section 37-0115

1.

Any person who violates any provision of or fails to perform any duty imposed by § 37-0115 (Lead-containing jewelry)section 37-0115 of this chapter shall upon the first finding of such a violation be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars for each violation.

2.

All civil penalties and fines collected for any violation of § 37-0115 (Lead-containing jewelry)section 37-0115 of this chapter shall be paid over to the commissioner for deposit in the environmental protection fund established by State Finance Law § 92-S (Environmental protection fund)section ninety-two-s of the state finance law.

Source: Section 71-3705 — Enforcement of section 37-0115, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/71-3705 (updated Apr. 24, 2020; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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