Any person who violates any provision of any permit issued under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars per day nor more than one thousand dollars per day for each day during which such violation occurs, for damages to the environment of this state, or both; except that any operator who operates under a permit issued under §§ 45-6B-54 to 45-6B-59, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars per day for each day during which such violation occurs, or is liable for damages to the environment of this state, or both. This penalty may be in addition to any other penalties authorized.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-70
Violation of permit--Civil penalty--Liability for damages to environment
Known as the South Dakota Mined Land Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (109 sections).
Source: SL 1982, ch 305, § 69; SL 1988, ch 291, § 21.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.