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NY Agric & Mkts L § 31-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 2-C - Community Gardens 31-I - Use of State or Municipally Owned Land for Community Gardens.

§ 31-i. Use  of state or municipally owned land for community gardens.   1. Any state agency or municipality with title in fee  or  of  a  lesser   interest to vacant public land may permit community organizations to use   such  lands  for community gardening purposes. Such use of vacant public   land  may  be  conditioned  on  the  community  organization  possessing   liability  insurance  and  accepting  liability  for  injury  or  damage   resulting from use of the vacant public  land  for  community  gardening   purposes.2.   State   agencies   and  municipalities  which  have  received  an   application for use of public lands for community garden purposes  shall   respond   to   the  applicant  within  thirty  days  and  make  a  final   determination within one hundred eighty days.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 31-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 2-C - Community Gardens 31-J - Community Gardens Task Force.

§  31-j. Community gardens task force. 1. The commissioner may convene a community gardens task force to identify and develop ways to encourage state agencies, municipalities and  private  parties  to  establish  and expand community gardens and the activities conducted by such gardens.   2.  The  task  force  shall be chaired by the commissioner, or by such officer or employee of the department as  shall  be  designated  by  the commissioner.   The   membership   of   the   task   force  may  include representation  from  appropriate  state  agencies  and   members   that represent existing community gardens, counties, cities, towns, villages, school  districts,  other  special use districts, public authorities and cooperative extension services.   3. The commissioner, may request the assistance of state  agencies  to carry out the work of the task force.   4.  (a)  The  goals of the task force may include, but are not limited to, the study, evaluation and development  of  recommendations:  (i)  to encourage  the establishment and expansion of community gardens by state agencies, municipal governments and private parties, (ii)  to  encourage cooperation  between  the activities and operations of community gardens and provision  of  donated  food  to  local  voluntary  food  assistance programs  for the poor and disadvantaged, (iii) to increase the benefits that community gardens may provide to the local community in which  they are   located,   (iv)  to  encourage  cooperation  with  community-based organizations to increase the  opportunities  for  seniors,  those  aged sixty  years  of  age or older, to participate in community gardens, and (v) to encourage the expansion of the production  of  fresh  fruits  and vegetables  in  areas  served  by  community  gardens so that such fresh produce can be consumed locally to help encourage healthier life  styles and  wellness,  and  to help reduce the incidence of adult and childhood obesity.  (b) In achieving the goals of the  task  force,  the  task  force  may consider   recommendations   that:   (i)   encourage  the  execution  of conservation easements by  state  agencies,  municipalities  or  private parties  to  establish  or protect community gardens, (ii) encourage the creation  of  mechanisms  to  transfer  development  rights  to  protect community  gardens  or  encourage  the  donation  or  lease of lands for community gardens, (iii) development of model zoning codes,  local  land use   laws   or  other  municipal  policies  that  could  encourage  the establishment or retention of community  gardens,  and  (iv)  any  other activity  to  achieve  the  goals  deemed  appropriate by the task force according to the provisions of this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 32 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 32 - Investigations and Proceedings.

§ 32. Investigations  and  proceedings.    1. The commissioner, or any   officer of the department  when  authorized  by  the  commissioner,  may   investigate  and  report  as  to all matters within or pertaining to the   powers and jurisdiction of the  department,  and  for  the  purposes  of   carrying  into effect the provisions of this chapter or of any other law   relative to matters  within  its  jurisdiction  and  the  rules  of  the   department.2.  Proceedings  may  be  instituted before the commissioner against a   corporation, association or person upon the  written  complaint  of  any   person   or  corporation  aggrieved  complaining  of  practices  in  the   production,  sale,  transportation,  purchase,  storage,  marketing  and   distribution of foods, in violation of any provision of law or the rules   of  the department or of the terms of an order issued pursuant to law by   the commissioner, under the provisions of this chapter or of  any  other   law  the  enforcement  of  which  is  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the   department,  or  the  rules  of  the  department,  made  in   conformity   therewith.3.  Upon the presentation of such complaint the commissioner may cause   inquiries to be made as to the  matters  alleged  therein  and  if  such   complaint appears to present a sufficient cause for investigation a copy   of  such  complaint  shall  be  forwarded  to the person, association or   corporation complained of and answer may be made thereto  in  accordance   with the rules of the department.4.  The  commissioner  shall  thereupon cause the charges presented by   such complaint to be investigated as herein provided,  and  such  action   shall be taken as the facts justify and as may be authorized by law.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 33 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 33 - Immunity of Witnesses.

§ 33. Immunity  of  witnesses.    In  any  investigation,  hearing  or   inquiry, conducted  pursuant  to  this  chapter  or  the  rules  of  the   department,  the  commissioner, or his deputy or other officer presiding   at such investigation,  hearing  or  inquiry,  may  confer  immunity  in   accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  50.20  of  the  criminal   procedure law.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 34 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 34 - Practice on Hearings; Attendance and Examination of Witnesses.

§ 34. Practice  on  hearings; attendance and examination of witnesses.   1.  The  practice  on  all  investigations  and  hearings  conducted  or   instituted as provided in this chapter shall be governed by the rules of   the  department,  and  in  all  such  hearings  or  investigations where   testimony is taken, the commissioner, or other  officer  conducting  the   same, shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence.2.  All  subpoenas  shall  be signed and issued by the commissioner, a   deputy commissioner or the counsel of the department.The fees of witnesses shall be audited and paid in the same manner  as   other  expenses  of the department. Whenever a subpoena is issued at the   instance of a complainant, respondent or other party to the  proceeding,   the  cost  of  the  service thereof and the fees of the witness shall be   borne by the party at whose instance the witness is subpoenaed.3. If a person subpoenaed to attend before the commissioner  or  other   officer  of  the department, fails to obey the command of such subpoena,   without  reasonable  cause,  or  if  a  person  in  attendance  upon  an   investigation  or  hearing shall, without reasonable cause, refuse to be   sworn or to be examined or to answer a question or to produce a book  or   paper,  when ordered so to do by the officer or officers conducting such   an investigation or hearing, or to subscribe and swear to his deposition   after it has been correctly reduced to writing, if required so to do, he   shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted therefor  in  any   court of competent criminal jurisdiction.4.  A  subpoena  issued  under  this section shall be regulated by the   civil practice law and rules.5. Any person who shall wilfully testify falsely as  to  any  material   matter  pending  in  an  investigation  or proceeding under this chapter   shall be guilty of perjury.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 35 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 35 - Proceedings in Court.

§ 35. Proceedings  in  court.   If it appear after an investigation or   hearing conducted as herein provided that  any  person,  association  or   corporation  is  guilty of a violation of the provisions of this chapter   or of any other act the enforcement of which is within the  jurisdiction   of  the department, an action or proceeding may be instituted in a court   of competent jurisdiction to recover a penalty for such violation or  to   compel  a  compliance  with such provisions, or prevent a continuance of   such violations.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 36 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 36 - Orders and Service Thereof.

§ 36. Orders  and  service thereof.   1. If it be ascertained after an   investigation or hearing conducted as herein provided, that any  person,   association  or  corporation has failed to comply with or is guilty of a   violation of the provisions  of  this  chapter  or  of  a  rule  of  the   department,  or  of  any  other  general  or special law relative to any   matter within the jurisdiction of the department, an order may  be  made   by  the  commissioner,  under  the  seal of the department, compelling a   compliance with such law or rule.2. Every such order shall be served upon every person, association  or   corporation affected thereby, either by personal delivery of a certified   copy  thereof,  or  by  mailing  a  certified  copy thereof with postage   prepaid to the person affected thereby, or in case of a  corporation  or   association,  to an officer or agent thereof, upon whom a summons may be   served in accordance with the provisions of the civil practice act.3. It shall be the duty of the person, association or corporation upon   whom such order is so served to  notify  the  department  forthwith,  in   writing, of the receipt of such order, and in the case of an association   or  corporation  such  notification must be signed and acknowledged by a   person or officer duly authorized by such association or corporation  to   admit  service.  Within  a  time  specified  in the order, every person,   association or corporation upon whom it is served must, if  so  required   in  the order, notify the department in like manner whether the terms of   the order are accepted and will be obeyed.4. Every such order shall take effect at a time therein specified, and   shall continue in force either for a period to be designated therein  or   until changed or abrogated by the commissioner.5.  If  such  hearing  is  held before a deputy commissioner, a report   shall be made upon the termination of the hearing to  the  commissioner,   with  recommendation  as to the determination which should be made as to   the issues raised on such hearing. If the commissioner  find  upon  such   report  or  upon  a  hearing  conducted  by  him, that the rule or order   complained of is reasonable and  valid  he  shall  render  his  decision   ratifying or confirming such rule or order; if he find that such rule or   order  is  unreasonable  or  invalid,  he  shall revoke or modify it, or   substitute a new rule or order in its place. If  such  modified  or  new   rule  or  order  is  substantially  different  from  the  rule  or order   complained of,  the  parties  affected  thereby  may  bring  before  the   commissioner,   by  a  new  petition,  in  the  manner  above  provided,   objections to its reasonableness or validity.6. The decision of the commissioner  shall  be  final,  unless  within   thirty  days  after  its  issuance  one of the parties shall institute a   proceeding for the review thereof, as provided in section thirty-seven.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 36-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 36-A - Petition for Revocation or Modification of Rule or Order of the Commissioner.

§ 36-a. Petition  for  revocation  or modification of rule or order of   the commissioner.   Any person  subject  to  a  rule  or  order  of  the   commissioner,  promulgated under the provisions of article four, article   four-a, or article twenty-one  of  this  chapter,  may  file  a  written   petition  with  the  commissioner stating that any such rule or order or   provision thereof or any obligation imposed in connection  therewith  is   not   in   accordance  with  law  and  praying  for  the  revocation  or   modification thereof. He shall thereupon be given an opportunity  for  a   hearing  and ruling upon such petition in accordance with the provisions   of subdivision five of section thirty-six of this article. The  decision   of  the  commissioner shall be final unless within thirty days after its   issuance one of the parties shall institute a proceeding for the  review   thereof,  as  provided  in  the  next section, provided further that the   pendency of  any  such  proceeding  shall  not  impede  or  prevent  the   commissioner from taking any action authorized under section thirty-five   of this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 37 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 37 - Review by Court.

§ 37. Review  by  court.    A decision by the commissioner rendered as   provided in the preceding section shall be  subject  to  review  in  the   manner  provided  by article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and   rules. The pleadings upon which such  review  proceeding  is  instituted   shall be served upon the commissioner or upon an assistant commissioner,   personally, in the manner provided for the personal service of a summons   in  an  action  unless  a  different manner of service is provided in an   order to show cause granted by the supreme court.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 38 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 38 - When Injunction May Be Obtained.

§ 38. When  injunction  may  be  obtained. In an action in the supreme   court or county court for  the  recovery  of  a  penalty  or  forfeiture   incurred  for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or   of any other law the enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction  of   the department, or of the rules of the department, an application may be   made on the part of the people to the court or any justice thereof or to   the  county  judge  if the defendant be a resident of such county for an   injunction to restrain the defendant, his agents and employees from  the   further  violation of such provisions. The court or justice to whom such   application is made, shall grant such injunction on proof, by affidavit,   that the defendant has been guilty of  the  violations  alleged  in  the   complaint,  or  of  a  violation of any such provision subsequent to the   commencement of the action. No security on the  part  of  the  plaintiff   shall  be  required,  and  costs  of  the  application may be granted or   refused in the discretion of the court  or  justice.  If  the  plaintiff   shall  recover  judgment  in  the  action  for any penalty or forfeiture   demanded in the  complaint,  the  judgment  shall  contain  a  permanent   injunction, restraining the defendant, his agents and employees from any   further  violation of such provision of this chapter or of any other law   the enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction of the department or   of the rules of  the  department.  Any  injunction,  order  or  judgment   obtained  under  this  section may be served on the defendant by posting   the same upon the outer door of the defendant's usual place of business,   or where such violation was or is committed, or in the  manner  required   by  the  civil  practice  act,  and the rules and practice of the court.   Personal service of the injunction shall  not  be  necessary  when  such   service  cannot  be  secured  with reasonable diligence, but the service   herein provided shall be deemed sufficient in  any  proceeding  for  the   violation of such injunction.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 39 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 39 - Penalties for Violation of Chapter or Other Laws.

§ 39. Penalties  for  violation of chapter or other laws. Every person   violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any other law the   enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction of the department shall,   except where other penalties are hereinafter prescribed, be subject to a   penalty in the sum of not more than six hundred dollars  for  the  first   violation, nor more than one thousand two hundred dollars for the second   and  each subsequent violation and provided further, however, that for a   violation of subdivision thirteen or fifteen of section two  hundred  of   this  chapter, the minimum penalty shall be five hundred dollars and the   maximum penalty shall be one thousand dollars and that  for  the  second   and   subsequent  offenses  such  person  may  also  be  subject  to  an   administrative order suspending the  manufacture  and/or  sale  of  such   confectionery  for  a  period  of  time up to three months for each such   violation. When such violation consists of the manufacture or production   of any prohibited article, each day during which or any  part  of  which   such  manufacture  or  production  is  carried on or continued, shall be   deemed a separate violation. When the violation consists of the sale, or   the offering or exposing for sale or exchange of any prohibited  article   or  substance, the sale of each one of several packages shall constitute   a separate violation,  and  each  day  on  which  any  such  article  or   substance  is offered or exposed for sale or exchange shall constitute a   separate violation. If the sale be of milk and it be in cans, bottles or   containers of any kind and if the milk in any one of such containers  be   adulterated,  it  shall  be  deemed  a  violation whether such vendor be   selling all the milk in all of his containers to one person or not. When   the use of any such article or substance is prohibited, each day  during   which  or  any  part  of  which  such article or substance is so used or   furnished for use,  shall  constitute  a  separate  violation,  and  the   furnishing  of  the  same for use to each person to whom the same may be   furnished shall constitute a separate violation. When the storage of any   article is prohibited beyond a certain period, each day during which  or   any  part  of  which any article is so stored beyond the period provided   for by this chapter, shall constitute a separate violation. A  right  of   action  for  the  recovery of, or a liability for, penalties incurred as   provided in this chapter, or in any other law the enforcement  of  which   is  within  the jurisdiction of the department, may be released, settled   or compromised before the matter is referred to the attorney general  as   provided  in  section  forty-four of this article, and thereafter may be   released, settled or compromised by the attorney general, either  before   or after an action is brought to recover such penalties.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 40 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 40 - Penalty for Violation of Rule or Order.

§ 40. Penalty  for violation of rule or order. Every person, association   or corporation and all agents, officers  and  employees  thereof,  shall   obey every order made as provided in this chapter, so long as such order   shall  be  in force. A person, association or corporation who shall fail   by himself, itself or through his or its agents, officers and employees,   to obey any order of the commissioner, or who shall violate any rule  of   the  department  shall  be subject to a penalty not exceeding the sum of   four hundred dollars for each and every first offense, and a penalty not   exceeding the sum of  eight  hundred  dollars  for  a  second  and  each   subsequent  offense.  Every  violation of such order, or of the rules of   the department, shall be a separate and distinct offense, and in case of   a continuing violation, every  day's  continuance  thereof  shall  be  a   separate and distinct offense.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 40-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 40-A - Deposit of Money.

§ 40-a. Deposit  of  money.  The commissioner is hereby authorized and   directed to deposit all money recovered or received by the department in   satisfaction of penalties assessed for violations of  this  chapter  and   rules  and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto to the credit of the   general fund.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 41 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 41 - Violation of Chapter a Misdemeanor.

§ 41. Violation  of  chapter  a  misdemeanor.    Except  as  otherwise   provided by the penal law, a person who by himself or  another  violates   any  of  the  provisions  of  this  chapter  or  of  any  other  law the   enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction of  the  department,  is   guilty  of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall, except as otherwise   provided in this chapter, be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than   twenty-five   dollars,   nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars,  or  by   imprisonment for not less than one month, nor more than six  months,  or   by  both  such  fine and imprisonment, for the first offense; and by not   more than one year's imprisonment for the second offense.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 3 - Investigation; Practice and Procedure; Violations; Penalties. 42 - Act of Officer or Agent Deemed Act of Principal.

§ 42. Act  of officer or agent deemed act of principal.  In construing   and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties,  the   act of a director, officer, agent or other person acting for or employed   by  a  person,  association  or corporation subject to the provisions of   this chapter and acting within the scope of  his  employment,  shall  be   deemed the act of such person, association or corporation.