N.Y. VAT Law § 1203-E
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Dumping or plowing snow onto parking places for handicapped prohibited
Official statutory text
§ 1203-e. Dumping or plowing snow onto parking places for handicapped\nprohibited. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this\nsection, any person who knowingly dumps or shovels snow onto a parking\nplace for handicapped persons rendering such place unusable for parking\npurposes shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars for the first\noffense and a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars for every offense\nthereafter. However, a local or municipal government may, by local law\nor ordinance, establish fines higher than those established in this\nsubdivision, but in no instance shall the fines exceed fifty dollars for\nthe first offense or two hundred dollars for the second or subsequent\noffense.\n 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,\nany firm, corporation, partnership or association engaged in the conduct\nof any business, trade or commerce or in the furnishing of any service\nin this state who knowingly dumps, shovels or plows snow onto a parking\nplace for handicapped persons rendering such place unusable for parking\npurposes shall be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars\nfor the first offense and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars\nfor every offense thereafter. However, a local or municipal government\nmay, by local law or ordinance, establish fines higher than those\nestablished in this subdivision, but in no instance shall the fines\nexceed two hundred fifty dollars for the first offense or four hundred\nfifty dollars for the second or subsequent offense.\n
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