§200-14  Violation of rules; penalty. (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who violates any ruleadopted by the department under this part or who violates this part, shall befined not more than $1,000 or less than $50 for each violation, and any vessel,the agents, owner, or crew of which violate the rules of the department or thispart, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or less than $50 for each violation;provided that in addition to or as a condition to the suspension of the fines andpenalties, the court may deprive the offender of the privilege of operating ormooring any vessel in state waters for a period of not more than thirty days.

(b)  Any person who violates any rule adoptedby the department under this part regulating vehicular parking or trafficmovement shall have committed a traffic infraction as set forth in chapter291D, the adjudication of which shall be subject to the provisions containedtherein.  A person found to have committed such a traffic infraction shall be finednot more than:

(1)  $100 for a first violation;

(2)  $200 for a second violation; and

(3)  $500 for a third or subsequent violation.

(c)  Notwithstanding the provisions ofsubsection (a) establishing a fine of not more than $1,000 or less than $50 foreach violation, any person who violates any rule adopted by the departmentrelating to unauthorized discharge, dumping, or abandoning, in any stateboating facility or state waters, of any petroleum product, hazardous material,or sewage in violation of the state water quality standards established by thedepartment of health, shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each day ofviolation, and any vessel, the agents, owner, or crew of which violate therules of the department shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each day ofviolation. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 1994, c 38, §1; am L 1997, c 204, §1;am L 2008, c 101, §4]