§ 14.05. Sculpture; identifying mark. 1. Every sculpture produced,\nfabricated or carved in or from this state after January first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-one shall contain thereon, in a clear and legible fashion\nand in an easily accessible location, a distinctive mark which\nidentifies the foundry or other production facility at which such\nsculpture was made, and the year that such sculpture was made. This\nsection shall also apply to unique works of sculpture produced,\nfabricated or carved in this state.\n 2. It shall be unlawful for a foundry or other production facility (a)\nto fail or refuse to affix an identifying mark and the year or (b) to\naffix a false identifying mark or incorrect year to any sculpture\nproduced by it. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, violation of\nthis subdivision shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed\nfive thousand dollars for each unlabeled or mislabeled sculpture.\n 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, mark over or tamper\nwith the identifying mark and date required by this section to be\nincluded on a sculpture. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nviolation of this subdivision shall be punishable by a civil penalty not\nto exceed five thousand dollars for each instance of defacing, marking\nover or tampering with such identifying mark or date. Any violation of\nthis subdivision shall be punishable in accordance with the penal law.\n
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