459.600 - Operation without permit or in violation of condition of permit or order; disposal or discharge of hazardous waste in unauthorized manner; penalty. - Nevada Statutes

459.600  Operation without permit or in violation of condition of permit or order; disposal or discharge of hazardous waste in unauthorized manner; penalty.  A person who, intentionally or with criminal negligence:

      1.  Violates NRS 459.590, subsection 1 of NRS 459.515 or any term or condition of a permit issued pursuant to NRS 459.520;

      2.  Violates an order issued by the Department relating to hazardous waste, if:

      (a) The violation threatens or harms the environment or the personal safety of other persons; and

      (b) The person has not made a good faith effort to comply with the order; or

      3.  Disposes of or discharges hazardous waste in any manner not authorized by the provisions of this chapter or regulations adopted thereunder,

Ê is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, or by a fine of not more than $50,000 for each day of the violation, or by both fine and the punishment provided in NRS 193.130.

      (Added to NRS by 1981, 887; A 1983, 1122; 1985, 905; 1991, 830; 1995, 1294)