19-3-110 - Criminal penalties.
19-3-110. Criminal penalties.
(1) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of Sections 19-3-104 through19-3-113 or lawful orders or rules adopted by the department under those sections shall in acriminal proceeding:
(a) for the first violation, be guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and
(b) for a subsequent similar violation within two years, be guilty of a third degree felony.
(2) In addition, a person is liable for any expense incurred by the department in removingor abating any violation.
(3) Conviction under Sections 19-3-104 through 19-3-113 does not relieve the personconvicted from civil liability for any act which was also a violation of the public health laws.
Amended by Chapter 271, 1998 General Session