Statute |
Administrative |
Civil |
Criminal |
Penalties Deposited To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Air
Act of Montana §75-2-101, MCA |
$10,000/day per violation;
maximum $80,000 |
$10,000/day per violation
|
$10,000/violation or imprisonment for a period of not more than 2 years, or both | Administrative &
Civil: State Special Revenue (Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Account) Criminal: General Fund |
| Asbestos Control
Act §75-2-501, MCA |
$10,000/day per violation;
maximum $80,000 |
$25,000/day |
Misdemeanor -- $500 | General Fund |
| Motor Vehicle Recycling
& Disposal Laws §75-10-501, MCA |
$50/day per violation | $250/day per violation | $250 or imprisonment in the county jail for up to 30 days, or both | General Fund |
| Strip
& Underground Mine Reclamation Act §82-4-201, MCA |
$100 to $5,000/day per
violation ($750/day for failure to correct violation) |
---- | $500 to $10,000 or imprisonment for 1 year or both | General Fund |
| Strip &
Underground Mine Siting Act §82-4-101, MCA |
$100 to $1,000/day per violation | ---- | $500 to $5,000. Each day is a separate offense | General Fund |
|
The Opencut
Mining Act §82-4-401, MCA |
$100 to $1,000/day per violation | $5,000/day per violation | ----- | Special Revenue Account (Environmental Rehabilitation & Response Account) |
| Metal Mine Reclamation
Laws §82-4-301, MCA |
$100 to $1,000/day per violation. Imminent danger to public health or safety or significant environmental harm maximum of $5,000/day | $5,000/day per violation | ----- | Special Revenue Account (Environmental Rehabilitation & Response Account) |
| Montana Hazardous
Waste Act §75-10-401, MCA |
$10,000/day per violation, not to exceed $100,000 | $10,000/day per violation | $25,000/violation or imprisonment up to 3 years or both. Willful violation up to $50,000/violation or imprisonment up to 6 months or both | General Fund |
| Montana Solid Waste
Management Act §75-10-201, MCA |
$250/day per violation | $1,000/day per violation | $50 to $500/day Dumping: $100 to $5,000 or imprisonment for 30 days |
Special Revenue Account (Solid Waste Management Account) |
Statute |
Administrative |
Civil |
Criminal |
Penalties Deposited To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Megalandfill
Siting Act §75-10-901, MCA |
----- | ----- | $25,000/day per violation or imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both | Special Revenue Account (Solid Waste Management Account) |
| Water Quality Act §75-5-101, MCA |
$10,000/day per violation. $100,000 maximum | $25,000/day per violation | $25,000/day per violation or imprison-ment up to 1 year or both. For subsequent conviction, $50,000/day per violation or imprisonment up to 2 years or both | General Fund |
| Public
Water Supply Laws §75-6-101, MCA |
$500/day per violation; $1,000/day per violation for PWS serving > 10,000 persons |
$10,000/day per violation | $50 to $500/ day | General Fund |
| Sanitation In Subdivisions
Laws §76-4-101, MCA |
$250/day per violation | $1,000/day per violation | $1,000 maximum fine | General Fund |
| Montana Major
Facility Siting Act §75-20-101, MCA |
----- | $10,000/day per violation | ----- | Special Revenue Account (Major Facility Siting Account) |
| Comprehensive Cleanup
& Responsibility Act §75-10-701, MCA |
$1,000/day per violation | $10,000/day per violation | ----- | Special Revenue Account (Environmental Quality Protection Fund) |
| Montana Underground
Storage Tank Installer & Inspector Licensing & Permitting Act §75-11-201, MCA |
$500/day per violation | $10,000/day per violation | $10,000/day per violation or imprisonment for no more than 6 months or both for first conviction. $20,000/day per violation or imprisonment for no more than 1 year, subsequent convictions. | Special Revenue Account (Underground Storage Tank License & Permit Account) |
|
Montana Underground Storage
Tank Act §75-11-501, MCA |
$500/day per violation | $10,000/day per violation | ----- | General Fund |
| Water Treatment
Plant Operators Laws §37-42-101, MCA |
----- | ----- | Misdemeanor (each day is a separate offense) $500/day per violation | General Fund |
| Septic Disposal
&
Licensure Laws §75-10-201, MCA |
$500/day per violation | $500/day per violation | Misdemeanor (each day is a separate offense) $500/day per violation | Special Revenue Account (Environmental Rehabilitation & Response Account) |
