A person who, intentionally or with criminal negligence:
1. Violates NRS 459.590, subsection 1 of NRS 459.515 or any term or condition of a permit issued pursuant to NRS 459.520;
2. Violates an order issued by the Department relating to hazardous waste, if:
(a) The violation threatens or harms the environment or the personal safety of other persons; and
(b) The person has not made a good faith effort to comply with the order; or
3. Disposes of or discharges hazardous waste in any manner not authorized by the provisions of this chapter or regulations adopted thereunder,
is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, or by a fine of not more than $50,000 for each day of the violation, or by both fine and the punishment provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 887; A 1983, 1122; 1985, 905; 1991, 830; 1995, 1294)
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