N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 71-4003
General civil penalty

Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter, a person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions of any permit issued thereunder, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, and an additional civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day during which each such violation continues. Any civil penalty provided for by this chapter may be assessed following a hearing or opportunity to be heard.

Source: Section 71-4003 — General civil penalty, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/71-4003 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 13, 2025).

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