2013 New York Consolidated Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 3 - (21 - 28) AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS
21 - Commissions; penalty.

 
    §  21.  Commissions; penalty.  An auctioneer in any county, other than
  New York or Kings, shall not, without a previous agreement  in  writing,
  with  the  owner  or  consignee  of  the goods sold, demand or receive a
  greater compensation for his services  than  a  commission  of  two  and
  one-half  per  centum on the amount of any sale, public or private, made
  by him. For a violation of this  section  he  shall  refund  the  moneys
  illegally  received  and  forfeit  two hundred and fifty dollars to each
  person from whom he demands or  receives  an  unlawful  compensation  or
  commission.