Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 19.000 - Solid Waste Management
Part I - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURES AND PERMITS
Section 19.082 - Penalties
Universal Citation: 310 CMR 19.000 MA Code of Regs 19.082
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) General. A person who or which violates the provisions of M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A or 310 CMR 19.000 is subject to judicially imposed criminal and civil penalties as well as civil administrative penalties imposed by the Department. Each day that a violation occurs or continues constitutes a separate violation.
(2) Penalties.
(a) A violation may be punished under the
statute by the imposition of a penalty that does not exceed $25,000 for each
day of violation.
(b) A violation
may be punished pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 21A, § 16, and
310 CMR
5.00: Administrative Penalty, by the
administrative imposition of a penalty of no less than $100 and not more than
$25,000 for each day of violation.
(c) A violation may be punished under the
statute by a fine of not more than $25,000, or by imprisonment for not more
than two years in a house of correction.
(3) Punishment. Punishment imposed under the statute is in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law.
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