§286-227 - Penalty.

     [§286-227]  Penalty.  (a)  Any person who violates this part or any rule adopted pursuant to this part shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.  Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.  An action to impose or collect the penalty provided in this section shall be considered a civil action.

     (b)  Any person who wilfully violates this part shall be subject to a criminal penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation, imprisonment for a term not to exceed five years, or both. [L 1989, c 185, pt of §2]