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N.Y. GBS Law § 33

This is the official text of N.Y. GBS Law § 33, part of New York’s GBS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GBS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Penalties

Official statutory text

§ 33. Penalties. Every person found traveling and trading within this\nstate contrary to the provisions of this article, or contrary to the\nterms of any license that may have been granted to him under this\narticle, shall, for each offense, forfeit to the town in which the\noffense shall be committed the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be applied\nto the support of the poor of the town. Every person traveling or\ntrading within this state, having a license, who refuses to produce a\nlicense as a peddler to any officer or citizen who demands the\nproduction of the same shall, for each offense, forfeit to the town in\nwhich the demand is made the sum of ten dollars, to be applied to the\nsupport of the poor thereof. The refusal of any such person to produce a\nlicense when demanded shall be presumptive evidence that he is traveling\nand trading without a license.\n No action for the recovery of any penalty imposed by this article\nshall be maintained unless it be brought within sixty days after the\ncommission of the offense charged.\n

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