2006 New York Code - 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.

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