N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 412

§ 412. Civil penalties. The practice of nail specialty, waxing,\nnatural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology, or the operation of an\nappearance enhancement business without a license or while under\nsuspension or revocation, or in violation of an order directing the\ncessation of unlicensed activity issued by the secretary pursuant to\nsection four hundred eleven of this article, is a violation and is\nsubject to a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars for the first\nviolation; one thousand dollars for a second such violation; and two\nthousand five hundred dollars for a third violation and any subsequent\nviolation.\n