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716B.3 Unlawful transportation of hazardous waste---penalties.

A person who knowingly or with reason to know, transports or causes to be transported any hazardous waste to any loca- tion other than a facility that is authorized to receive, treat, store, or dispose of the hazardous waste under rules adopted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9601-9675 is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. If the conviction is for a violation com- mitted after a first conviction under this section, the person is guilty of a class "D" felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

Section History: Recent form

88 Acts, ch 1080, §5

Internal References

Referred to in § 29C.8A


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