75-2-412. Criminal penalties -- injunction preserved. (1) A person is guilty of an offense under this section if that person knowingly:
(a) violates a provision of this chapter or a rule, order, or permit made or issued under this chapter;
(b) makes a false material statement, representation, or certification on a form required under this chapter or in a notice or report required by a permit under this chapter; or
(c) renders inaccurate a monitoring device or method required under this chapter.
(2) A person guilty of an offense under subsection (1) is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 2 years, or both. This offense must be classified as a misdemeanor. Each day of each violation constitutes a separate violation.
(3) Fines collected under this section, except fines collected by an approved local air pollution control program, must be deposited in the state general fund.
(4) Action under this section is not a bar to enforcement of this chapter or of a rule, order, or permit made or issued under it by injunction or other appropriate civil or administrative remedy. The department may institute and maintain in the name of the state any enforcement proceedings.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 313, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-3921(1) thru (3), (5); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 218, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 502, L. 1993.
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