(A) A surface water withdrawer who commits a violation of this chapter:
- (1) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each day that the violation occurred; or
- (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars for each day that the violation occurred, if the violation is wilful.
- (B) All penalties and fines assessed and collected pursuant to this chapter must be deposited in the general fund of the State.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 247, Section 1, eff January 1, 2011.