State sues Total Tan and a New York City salon, alleging they falsely claimed tanning fights cancer, disease

Tanning as a treatment for kidney cancer?

For improving muscle efficiency?

Preventing Alzheimer’s disease?

Total Tan, based in Blasdell, and a New York City tanning salon have been making such claims, according to the state Attorney General’s Office, which has filed false advertising lawsuits this week to get them to stop.
http://www.buffalonews.com/business/...sease-20150424



Why can' the "state" sue a business for false statements but property/business owners can not sue the state when they make false statements?