85-2-122. Penalties.
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85-2-122 . Penalties.
(1)Except as provided in 85-2-410 (6), a person who violates or refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of 85-2-114 , any order of the department, or any rule of the department is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate violation.
(2)Except as provided in subsection (3), fines collected by the department or a district court under subsection
(1)must be deposited in the account established in 85-2-318 for use by the department in the enforcement of 85-2-114 .
(3)If a fine is collected by an independent action brought by:
(a)the county attorney, the fine must be deposited in the general fund of the county; or
(b)the county attorney with assistance from the attorney general or by the attorney general, the fine must be deposited in the water right enforcement account created in 44-4-1101 and must be used to enforce the provisions of 85-2-114 .