2010 New York Code
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 71 - ENFORCEMENT
Title 12 - (71-1201 - 71-1207) ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE 22
71-1205 - Enforcement.

§ 71-1205. Enforcement.
    1.  The attorney general shall, at the request of the commissioner, or
  may, on his own  initiative,  seek  equitable  relief  to  restrain  any
  violation or threatened violation of article twenty-two of this chapter.
    2.  The attorney general shall, at the request of the commissioner, or
  may, on his own initiative, commence a civil action to recover  damages,
  including  punitive  damages,  for  any  willful,  reckless or negligent
  violation of the provisions of such article  suffered  by  reason  of  a
  violation  thereof.  The  costs including but not limited to filing fees
  and costs for expert witnesses  incurred  by  the  attorney  general  in
  prosecuting  any  such  action  shall be assessed against any person who
  violates such provisions.