§342L-10  Penalties.  (a)  Any personwho violates this chapter, any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, or anycondition of a permit or variance issued pursuant to this chapter shall befined not more than $25,000 for each individual tank for each day of eachviolation.  Each day of each violation shall constitute a separate offense.  Inaddition, any person who fails to comply with an order issued under thischapter within the time specified in the order shall be fined not more than$25,000 for each day of noncompliance with the order.  Any action taken incourt to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this subsection shall beconsidered a civil action.

(b)  Any person who:

(1)  Denies, obstructs, or hampers the entrance,inspection, or conduct of release response activities by any duly authorizedrepresentative of the department at any building, place, site, facility,vehicle, or structure that the representative is authorized to enter, inspect,or at which the representative is authorized to conduct release responseactivities; or

(2)  Fails to provide information requested by therepresentative as required under section 342L-7;

shall be fined not more than $500 per day of denial,obstruction, hindrance, or failure.  Any action taken in court to impose orcollect the penalty provided for in this subsection shall be considered a civilaction. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §6; am L 1991, c 157, §17; am L 1992, c 259, §12;am L 1995, c 180, §31]