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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455C.12A VIOLATIONS.
1 2 1. The commission or the director may issue any order
1 3 necessary to secure compliance with or prevent a violation of
1 4 a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this
1 5 chapter. The attorney general shall, upon request by the
1 6 department, institute any civil or criminal legal proceeding
1 7 necessary to obtain compliance with an order of the commission
1 8 or director or to prosecute a person for a violation of a
1 9 provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this
1 10 chapter.
1 11 2. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who
1 12 violates a provision of this chapter, a rule adopted pursuant
1 13 to this chapter, or a condition of an order issued pursuant to
1 14 this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
1 15 five thousand dollars for each day of such violation.
1 16 EXPLANATION
1 17 This bill relates to the enforcement of the provisions of
1 18 Code chapter 455C and provides a civil penalty. Code chapter
1 19 455C relates to the beverage containers control law, also
1 20 known as the bottle bill.
1 21 The bill provides that the environmental protection
1 22 commission or the director of the department of natural
1 23 resources may issue any order necessary to secure compliance
1 24 with or prevent a violation of a provision of Code chapter
1 25 455C or a rule adopted pursuant to Code chapter 455C. The
1 26 bill requires the attorney general, upon request by the
1 27 department, to institute any civil or criminal legal
1 28 proceeding necessary to obtain compliance with an order of the
1 29 commission or director or to prosecute a person for a
1 30 violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted
1 31 pursuant to this chapter.
1 32 The bill provides that, unless otherwise provided, a person
1 33 who violates a provision of Code chapter 455C, a rule adopted
1 34 pursuant to Code chapter 455C, or a condition of an order
1 35 issued pursuant to Code chapter 455C shall be subject to a
2 1 civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each day of such
2 2 violation.
2 3 LSB 6039HH 80
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Text: HF02105 Text: HF02107 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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