(1) In addition to any applicable fine under ORS 570.990 or other penalty, a person is subject to imposition by the State Department of Agriculture of a civil penalty, not to exceed $10,000, if the person:
- (a) Violates a quarantine order issued under ORS 570.115;
- (b) Violates ORS 570.410; or
- (c) Fails to timely pay a fee required under ORS 570.710.
- (2) Each violation of a quarantine order issued under ORS 570.115, violation of ORS 570.410 or failure to timely pay a fee required under ORS 570.710 is a separate offense subject to a separate civil penalty.
- (3) The department shall develop one or more schedules setting the amounts of civil penalties that may be imposed for particular types of violations.
- (4) The imposition of a civil penalty under this section is subject to ORS 183.745.
- (5) The State Treasurer shall deposit all moneys from penalties recovered under this section into the Department of Agriculture Account.
- (6) Moneys from civil penalties recovered under this section for violation of a quarantine order issued under ORS 570.115 are continuously appropriated to the department for the administration and enforcement of quarantine laws under ORS 570.110 to 570.190.
- (7) Moneys from civil penalties recovered under this section for a violation of ORS 570.410 are continuously appropriated to the department for the administration and enforcement of control area programs.
- (8) Moneys from civil penalties recovered under this section for failure to timely pay a fee under ORS 570.710 are continuously appropriated to the department for the administration of the timber products health program described under ORS 570.705 and 570.710.
[1999 c.390 §4; 2009 c.98 §24]