§ 410. Power of commission to impose fines and penalties. The
commission, in addition to its powers to suspend or revoke licenses
granted by it, is hereby authorized and empowered to impose monetary
fines upon any corporation, association or person participating in any
way in any quarter horse race meet at which pari-mutuel betting is
conducted, other than as a patron, and whether licensed by the
commission or not, for a violation of any provision of this chapter or
the rules promulgated by the commission pursuant thereto, not exceeding
the amounts set forth in section one hundred sixteen of this chapter.
The commission is further authorized and empowered to impose monetary
fines, not exceeding the amounts set forth in section one hundred
sixteen of this chapter, upon any such corporation, association or
person for a violation of any order issued by the commission pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated by the
commission pursuant thereto, provided that a copy of such order shall
have been served, either personally or by registered mail, upon the
corporation, association or person to whom the same was directed, prior
to the occurrence of the violation for which such fine is imposed. Such
fines shall be paid into the treasury of the state. The action of the
commission in imposing any monetary fine shall be reviewable in the
supreme court in the manner provided by and subject to the provisions of
article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.