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8-7-306. Penalties.

(a) Any person who commits any unlawful act under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to criminal penalties consisting of imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or part of a day during which the violation is continued or repeated shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or the regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter or who violates any condition of a permit issued under this subchapter may, pursuant to administrative procedures and civil penalty regulations of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, be assessed a civil penalty by the commission. The penalty shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation may be deemed as a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. However, no civil penalty may be assessed until the person charged with the violation has been given the opportunity for a hearing on such violation pursuant to 8-4-218, 8-4-219, and 8-4-221.

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8-7-306. Penalties.

(a) Any person who commits any unlawful act under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to criminal penalties consisting of imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or part of a day during which the violation is continued or repeated shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or the regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter or who violates any condition of a permit issued under this subchapter may, pursuant to administrative procedures and civil penalty regulations of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, be assessed a civil penalty by the commission. The penalty shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation may be deemed as a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. However, no civil penalty may be assessed until the person charged with the violation has been given the opportunity for a hearing on such violation pursuant to 8-4-218, 8-4-219, and 8-4-221.

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8-7-306. Penalties.

(a) Any person who commits any unlawful act under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to criminal penalties consisting of imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or part of a day during which the violation is continued or repeated shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or the regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter or who violates any condition of a permit issued under this subchapter may, pursuant to administrative procedures and civil penalty regulations of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, be assessed a civil penalty by the commission. The penalty shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation may be deemed as a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. However, no civil penalty may be assessed until the person charged with the violation has been given the opportunity for a hearing on such violation pursuant to 8-4-218, 8-4-219, and 8-4-221.