69-19-15 - Penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 69-19-15. Penalties.
 

(1) (a)  Any person violating this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction. 

(b) Each violation and each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. 

(c) Any person violating this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter in such a way that causes harm or poses a threat to man, animals or the environment is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than twenty (20) years or by both such fine and imprisonment for each violation. 

(2)  Each violation of this chapter or the applicable rules and regulations shall subject the violator to administrative action as provided for in Sections 69-25-51 through 69-25-63. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1997, ch. 449, § 3 eff from and after passage (approved March 25, 1997); Laws, 2005, ch. 533, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2005.