Section 12-A. Indian cemetery or burial grounds  


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  • The office of parks and
      recreation shall have the power to  designate  any  Indian  cemetery  or
      burial  ground  as  a place of historic interest pursuant to subdivision
      one of section 3.09 of the parks and recreation law  provided,  however,
      that  such  cemetery  or  burial  ground  is not located upon any Indian
      reservation located wholly or partly within the state. No  person  shall
      destroy,  alter,  convert,  or  in  any  way impair any such cemetery or
      burial ground which has been  so  designated  as  a  place  of  historic
      interest  or  any artifact or other object thereon which is or may be of
      relevance to the historic interest thereof  without  the  prior  express
      written permission of the office of parks and recreation.
        The  attorney  general,  at  the  request  of  the office of parks and
      recreation, is hereby authorized to institute an action in supreme court
      in the judicial district wherein  such  cemetery  or  burial  ground  is
      located to enjoin violations or threatened violations of this section.