§342C-5  Penalties.  (a)  Any person who
violates the provisions of this chapter pertaining to ozone layer protection or
any rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not
more than $1,000 for each separate offense.



(b)  Each unit of CFC refrigerant sold or
offered for sale, and each wilful release of CFCs into the air, shall
constitute a separate offense.



(c)  Each portable fire extinguisher,
containing a halon or other ozone-depleting compound, that is purchased,
distributed, manufactured, imported, sold, or offered for sale, shall
constitute a separate offense.



(d)  Each portable fire extinguishing system or
unit that is repaired, serviced, or upon which maintenance is performed,
without using a reclamation system to recapture, recycle, or properly dispose
of unspent halons or other ozone-depleting compounds, shall constitute a
separate offense.



(e)  Any action taken to impose or collect the
penalty provided for in this section shall be considered a civil action. [L
1990, c 316, pt of §2; am L 1992, c 264, §4]