Nev. Admin. Code § 488.540 - Violation of provisions
1. If a public
agency removes, contains or otherwise abates any contamination resulting from a
violation of
NRS
488.320 or NAC 488.530 or 488.535, a civil
penalty in the amount equal to the costs of the removal, containment or
abatement must be assessed against the person causing the violation. The
penalty assessed must be made payable to the agency or agencies which incurred
the cost.
2. If an operator or
owner of a vessel is determined to have violated any of the provisions of
subsection 1 of
NRS
488.320 or NAC 488.530 or 488.535, the
operator or owner shall immediately remove the vessel from the waters of this
State until the violations are corrected. The certificate of number of the
vessel must also be suspended until the operator or owner has the vessel
inspected and a determination is made by the Department that the vessel is in
compliance with the provisions of subsection 1 of
NRS
488.320 and NAC 488.530.
3. Both the operator and the owner of a
vessel which is maintained or operated upon the waters of this State in
violation of the provisions of subsection 1 of
NRS
488.320 or NAC 488.530 shall be jointly and
severally liable for each violation.
4. A person who violates any of the
provisions of
NRS
488.320 or NAC 488.530 shall pay to the
Department:
(a) For the first violation, a
civil penalty of not less than $250.
(b) For the second violation, a civil penalty
of not less than $1,000.
(c) For
the third or subsequent violation, a civil penalty of not less than
$2,000.
Notes
NRS 488.045, 488.320, 501.181
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