Mont. Admin. R. 4.12.109 - CIVIL PENALTIES - ENFORCEMENT
(1) Whenever
the department has reason to believe that a violation of Title 80, chapter 6,
parts 1 through 3, MCA, or any adopted rule thereunder has occurred and the
department finds it in the public interest to assess a civil penalty, it may
initiate a civil penalty action pursuant to the Administrative Procedure
Act.
(2) Each violation is
considered a separate offense and is subject to a separate penalty not to
exceed $10,000. A repeat violation is considered a first violation if it
occurred two or more years after the previous violation.
(3) The penalty matrixes set forth in this
rule establish the basic penalty value for each offense. Factors dealing with
the violation may cause the matrix penalty to increase or decrease. Examples of
such factors would be the firm's history of compliance or non-compliance, or
the extent of the harm to agriculture or environment.
Notes
AUTH: 80-6-201, MCA; IMP: 80-6-303, MCA
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