(a) Violations under the Attorney General's administrative jurisdiction.

Upon a finding by the Attorney General that any person has committed or is committing a violation of article 7-A, by engaging in activities prohibited under section 172-d that are subject to the administrative remedies of section 177, or by failing to comply with the reporting requirements set forth in section 172-b, the Attorney General may impose the administrative remedies listed in section 97.2 of this Part.