(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any other penalty provided by law:
(a) Any person who violates ORS 459.205, 459.270, 459.272, 459.386 to 459.405, 459.705 to 459.790, 459A.005 to 459A.620, 459A.310 to 459A.335, 459A.675 to 459A.685 or 646A.080, or any rule or order of the Environmental Quality Commission pertaining to the disposal, collection, storage or reuse or recycling of solid wastes, as defined by ORS 459.005, or any rule or order pertaining to the disposal, storage or transportation of waste tires, as defined by ORS 459.705, or any rule or order pertaining to the sale of novelty items that contain encapsulated liquid mercury, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 a day for each day of the violation.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of ORS 459.420 to 459.426 shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each battery that is disposed of improperly shall be a separate violation. Each day an establishment fails to post the notice required under ORS 459.426 shall be a separate violation.
(c) For each day a city, county or metropolitan service district fails to provide the opportunity to recycle as required under ORS 459A.005, the city, county or metropolitan service district shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.
(2) Any product manufacturer or package manufacturer who violates ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665 or any rule adopted under ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665 shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per day for each day of the violation. A violation of ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665 shall not be subject to additional penalties under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Any civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135. [1973 c.835 §130; 1977 c.317 §1; 1981 c.709 §18; 1983 c.703 §16; 1983 c.729 §18; 1983 c.766 §9; subsections (2) and (3) renumbered 466.880; 1987 c.706 §19; 1989 c.290 §7; 1989 c.763 §14; 1991 c.385 §§14,90; 1991 c.650 §3; 1991 c.653 §8; 1991 c.734 §32; 1991 c.882 §13; 1993 c.18 §115; 1993 c.526 §11; 1993 c.560 §73; 1995 c.584 §5; 2001 c.924 §8; 2007 c.302 §16]
Note: Section 19 (2), chapter 302, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
Sec. 19. (2) The amendments to ORS 459.995 by section 16 of this 2007 Act apply to violations of section 9 (1) of this 2007 Act [459A.335 (1)] occurring on or after January 1, 2009. [2007 c.302 §19(2)]
Note: The amendments to 459.995 by section 17, chapter 302, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative January 1, 2010. See section 19, chapter 302, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2010, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
459.995. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any other penalty provided by law:
(a) Any person who violates ORS 459.205, 459.270, 459.272, 459.386 to 459.405, 459.705 to 459.790, 459A.005 to 459A.620, 459A.310 to 459A.335, 459A.675 to 459A.685 or 646A.080, or any rule or order of the Environmental Quality Commission pertaining to the disposal, collection, storage or reuse or recycling of solid wastes, as defined by ORS 459.005, or any rule or order pertaining to the disposal, storage or transportation of waste tires, as defined by ORS 459.705, or any rule or order pertaining to the sale of novelty items that contain encapsulated liquid mercury, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 a day for each day of the violation.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of ORS 459.420 to 459.426 shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each battery that is disposed of improperly shall be a separate violation. Each day an establishment fails to post the notice required under ORS 459.426 shall be a separate violation.
(c) For each day a city, county or metropolitan service district fails to provide the opportunity to recycle as required under ORS 459A.005, the city, county or metropolitan service district shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of ORS 459.247 (1)(f) shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each covered electronic device that is disposed of improperly shall be a separate violation.
(2) Any product manufacturer or package manufacturer who violates ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665 or any rule adopted under ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665 shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per day for each day of the violation. A violation of ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665 shall not be subject to additional penalties under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Any civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135.
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