Any person subject to this section, as provided in this chapter, is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day of violation or for damages to the environment of the state, or both. An action for the recovery of a civil penalty shall, upon demand, be tried to a jury.

Source: SL 1970, ch 203 , § 15; SDCL Supp, § 34-16A-44; SL 1973, ch 222 , § 7; SL 1977, ch 190 , § 31; SL 1977, ch 280 , § 13; SL 1988, ch 291 , § 17; SL 1990, ch 283 , § 2; SL 1992, ch 158 , § 15; SL 2011, ch 165 , § 21.