§ 73-c. Violations. 1. Any person who violates any of the provisions
of this article or any local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation
adopted pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a violation unless
such conduct is declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony pursuant to
this chapter or any other law of this state.

2. Every person convicted of a violation for a violation of any of the
provisions of this article or of any ordinance, order, rule or
regulation adopted pursuant to this article for which another penalty is
not provided shall for a first conviction thereof be punished by a fine
of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred fifty dollars or
by imprisonment for not more than seven days or by both such fine and
imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were
committed within a period of twenty-four months, such person shall be
punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days or by
both such fine and imprisonment; upon a conviction for a third or
subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a period of
twenty-four months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less
than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment
for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.