716B.3  Unlawful transportation of hazardous waste — penalties.
  1.  A person commits the offense of unlawful transportation of hazardous waste when the person knowingly or with reason to know, transports or causes to be transported any hazardous waste to any location other than a facility that is authorized to receive, treat, store, or dispose of the hazardous waste under rules adopted pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6901 – 6992.
  2.  a.  A person who commits the offense of unlawful transportation of hazardous waste 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.
  b.  If the conviction is for a violation committed 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.
88 Acts, ch 1080, §5
; 95 Acts, ch 49, §24
; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §199