23:3-80. Violations; penalties; enforcement
Any person violating any provision of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. If any violation of the act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in any amount which, in the discretion of the Department of Environmental Protection, may appear appropriate and equitable under the circumstances.
L.1983, c. 504, s. 6, eff. July 1, 1984.
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