N.Y. GBS Law § 279-E
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Penalties
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§ 279-e. Penalties. Any person offending against the provisions hereof\nshall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished for the\nfirst offense by imprisonment of not less than ten days nor more than\none year, or by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than five\ndollars for each and every vessel, receptacle or utensil involved, or\nboth; and for each subsequent offense by imprisonment of not less than\ntwenty days or more than one year, or by a fine of not less than five\ndollars nor more than ten dollars for each and every vessel, receptacle\nor utensil involved, or both, in the discretion of the magistrate or\ncourt before whom the offense shall be tried.\n
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