N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-0203

§ 71-0203. Uniform appearance ticket and simplified information.\n 1. The commissioner shall prescribe the form of an appearance ticket\nand simplified information for all cases involving a violation of any\nprovision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation or order adopted or\npromulgated thereunder, or of any class or category of such cases, and\nto establish procedures for proper administrative controls over the\ndisposition thereof.\n 2. The chief executive officer of each local police force including\ncounty, town, city and village police departments, sheriffs and the\nsuperintendent of state police shall prepare or cause to be prepared\nsuch records and reports as may be prescribed hereunder.\n 3. The commissioner shall have the power to adopt such rules and\nregulations as may be deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes and\nenforce the provisions of this section including requirements for\nreporting by trial courts having jurisdiction over such offenses.\n 4. Any person who disposes of any uniform appearance ticket and\nsimplified information in any other manner than that prescribed by law,\nrule or regulation shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.\n 5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any offense for\nwhich a uniform summons and complaint is prescribed by the commissioner\nof motor vehicles pursuant to section two hundred seven of the vehicle\nand traffic law or by the commissioner of parks and recreation pursuant\nto article twenty-seven of the parks and recreation law.\n