Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Administrative Penalties
Section 444.8706 - Imposition and amounts
Current through December 12, 2024
1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law for such a violation and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person who violates any provision of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant to those sections, including the provisions of the federal regulations adopted by reference in NAC 444.8632, may be required to pay an administrative penalty pursuant to NRS 459.500 in an amount to be determined by the Division.
2. The administrative penalty may not exceed the amount specified in this subsection for a violation of any of the following provisions:
|
Section Violated |
Nature of Violation |
Maximum Penalty |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.11 |
Failure to determine whether solid waste is hazardous. |
$300 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.18(a) |
Treatment, storage, disposal, transportation or offering for transportation of hazardous waste without identification number. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.18(c) |
Offering hazardous waste to transporter or facility which does not have identification number. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.20(a) |
Failure to prepare manifest. |
400 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.20(b) |
Failure to designate facility on manifest. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.20(d) |
Failure to designate facility or instruct return of waste. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.22 |
Insufficient number of copies of manifest. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.23(a)(1) |
Failure to sign manifest certification by hand. |
100 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.23(a)(2) |
Failure to obtain signature of initial transporter and date of acceptance on manifest. |
100 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.23(a)(3) |
Failure to retain copy of manifest. |
100 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.23(b) |
Failure to give transporter remaining copies of manifest. |
300 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.23(d) |
Failure to send required number of copies of dated and signed manifest for shipment by rail. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.30 |
Failure to comply with regulations for packaging. |
400 per load |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.31 |
Failure to comply with regulations for labeling. |
200 per load |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.32(a) |
Failure to comply with regulations for marking. |
200 per load |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.32(b) |
Failure to mark each container with required information. |
200 per load |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.33 |
Failure to comply with regulations for placarding. |
200 per load |
|
40 C.F.R. §§ 262.16(b) and 262.17(a) |
Accumulation of hazardous waste. |
1,000 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.15(a) |
Satellite accumulation of hazardous waste or acutely hazardous waste. |
300 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.16(a) |
Accumulation of hazardous waste for small quantity generators. |
500 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.16(b)(1) |
Accumulation of more than 6,000 kilograms (13,200 pounds) of hazardous waste. |
500 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.40(a) |
Retention of copy of manifest. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.40(b) |
Retention of copies of reports. |
200 per record |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.40(c) |
Retention of records. |
200 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.41 |
Failure to submit properly completed biennial report. |
500 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.42(a)(1) |
Determination by generator of status of waste. |
100 |
|
40 C.F.R. § 262.42(a)(2) |
Submittal of exception report. |
100 |
|
NAC 444.8671 |
Failure to label container properly. |
100 |
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n, 9-19-90, eff. 12-1-90; A 5-27-92; A by R084-19A, eff. 8/26/2020
NRS 459.485, 459.490
