Section 400.10. Report of theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun

1.  (a) Any owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm,
  rifle or shotgun who suffers the loss or  theft  of  said  weapon  shall
  within  twenty-four  hours  of the discovery of the loss or theft report
  the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft to a police  department
  or sheriff's office.
    (b) Whenever a person reports the theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or
  shotgun  to  any  police  department or sheriff's office, the officer or
  department receiving such report shall forward notice of such  theft  or
  loss  to  the division of state police via the New York Statewide Police
  Information Network. The notice shall contain information in  compliance
  with the New York Statewide Police Information Network Operating Manual,
  including  the  caliber,  make,  model,  manufacturer's  name and serial
  number, if any, and any other distinguishing  number  or  identification
  mark on the weapon.
    2.  The  division  of state police shall receive, collect and file the
  information referred to in subdivision one of this section. The division
  shall cooperate, and undertake to  furnish  or  make  available  to  law
  enforcement  agencies  this information, for the purpose of coordinating
  law enforcement efforts to locate such weapons.
    3.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  a  violation  of
  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  one of this section shall be punishable
  only by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars.