A person who improperly operates a fishway required pursuant to this subchapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture equivalent to the value of the fish killed but not more than $10,000 for each day of that violation may be adjudged.

PL 1989, c. 275, §1 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).