§ 1275 - Penalty - Vermont Statutes

§ 1275. Penalty

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who fails, neglects or refuses to obey or comply with any order or the terms of any permit issued in accordance with this subchapter, shall be fined not more than $25,000.00 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each violation may be a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance may be deemed a separate offense.

(b) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this subchapter, or by any permit, rule, regulation or order issued under this subchapter, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this subchapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this subchapter, shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. (Amended 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 4, 1970; 1973, No. 103, § 12, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)