§200-14 Violation of rules; penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who violates any rule adopted by the department under this part or who violates this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or less than $50 for each violation, and any vessel, the agents, owner, or crew of which violate the rules of the department or this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or less than $50 for each violation; provided that in addition to or as a condition to the suspension of the fines and penalties, the environmental court may deprive the offender of the privilege of operating or mooring any vessel in state waters for a period of not more than thirty days.

(b) Any person who violates any rule adopted by the department under this part regulating vehicular parking or traffic movement shall have committed a traffic infraction as set forth in chapter 291D, the adjudication of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein. A person found to have committed such a traffic infraction shall be fined not more than:

(1) $100 for a first violation;

(2) $200 for a second violation; and

(3) $500 for a third or subsequent violation.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) establishing a fine of not more than $1,000 or less than $50 for each violation, any person who violates any rule adopted by the department relating to unauthorized discharge, dumping, or abandoning, in any state boating facility or state waters, of any petroleum product, hazardous material, or sewage in violation of the state water quality standards established by the department of health, shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each day of violation, and any vessel, the agents, owner, or crew of which violate the rules of the department shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each day of violation. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 1994, c 38, §1; am L 1997, c 204, §1; am L 2008, c 101, §4; am L 2014, c 218, §]