2005 Minnesota Statutes - 116C.74 — Penalties.

     116C.74 Penalties. 


    Subdivision 1.    Penalties.  Any person who violates 
 section 116C.72 or who causes radioactive wastes to be shipped 
 in violation of section 116C.73 shall be guilty of a gross 
 misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $20,000 or a 
 sentence of imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. 


    Subd. 2.    Violations; penalties.  (a) A person who 
 violates section 116C.723, 116C.724, or 116C.731 is:  


    (1) guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of not 
 more than $20,000; and 


    (2) subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for 
 each day of violation, payable to the state, and may be ordered 
 by the court to pay to the state an additional sum as 
 compensation for cleanup and for pollution, destruction, or 
 impairment of the environment, including but not limited to 
 contamination of water supplies or water aquifers.  


    (b) A violation of section 116C.723, 116C.724, or 116C.731 
 may be enjoined as provided by law in an action in the name of 
 the state brought by the attorney general.  


    (c) This subdivision does not limit other remedies 
 otherwise available to either the state or private parties for 
 violations of section 116C.723, 116C.724, or 116C.731.  


    HIST: 1977 c 416 s 4; 1984 c 453 s 16; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 
 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1