(1) In addition to any other penalty provided in this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule pertaining thereto, shall pay to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense.
(2) If a person against whom a civil penalty has been imposed by the board fails to pay the penalty, the board may file an action in the Pulaski County Circuit Court to collect the civil penalty.
(3) If the board prevails in the action, the defendant shall be directed to pay, in addition to the civil penalty, reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the board in prosecuting the action.