§ 57-0136. Penalties and enforcement.\n 1. Violations. (a) All of the rights and remedies provided for in this\nsection are in addition to all of the rights and remedies available to\nthe villages and towns located within the "Central Pine Barrens Area" as\nspecifically defined in subdivision ten of section 57-0107 of this\ntitle. All of the rights and remedies provided for in this section are\nin addition to all of the rights and remedies available to the attorney\ngeneral as provided for in state law.\n (b) With respect to any land use conduct within the Central Pine\nBarrens Area that violates any provision of an applicable village or\ntown law, the responsibility for enforcement of such violation shall lie\nwith the applicable village or town in the first instance as provided\nfor in the laws of the respective town or village. The applicable\nvillage or town shall provide written notice to the commission of all\nsuch enforcement efforts. In the event the applicable village or town\ndoes not commence an enforcement action within sixty days from the\nreceipt of a written notice to the applicable village or town of any\nland use conduct within the Central Pine Barrens Area that may violate\nany provision of an applicable village or town law, the commission, or\nthe attorney general at the request of the commission or upon his or her\nown initiative, may institute enforcement action for such violation as\nset forth in subdivisions two, three and four of this section.\n (c) With regard to any violation of this title, the land use plan\nadopted by the commission, any regulation promulgated by the commission,\nor any order, determination or permit condition issued by the\ncommission, there shall be independent jurisdiction among the village or\ntown in which such violation occurred or is occurring to investigate and\nprosecute such violation as set forth in subdivisions two, three and\nfour of this section. The commission or the attorney general at the\nrequest of the commission or upon the attorney general's own initiative\nshall also have independent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute\nsuch violation as set forth in subdivisions two, three and four of this\nsection.\n The party initiating such a prosecution shall consult with the other\ngovernmental entities named in this section before initiating such an\naction, except in a case involving a threat of irreparable harm or\nimminent violation or repeated violations of this title, the land use\nplan adopted by the commission, any regulation promulgated by the\ncommission, or any order, determination or permit condition issued by\nthe commission.\n (d) With regard to any land use conduct within the Central Pine\nBarrens Area that is a violation of the applicable village or town law\nin addition to being a violation of the specific requirements of this\ntitle, the land use plan adopted by the commission, or the terms or\nconditions of any order, permit or determination issued by the\ncommission, the commission, or the attorney general at the request of\nthe village or town, may jointly institute with the village and town an\nenforcement action as set forth in subdivisions two, three and four of\nthis section. In such event, any penalties or fines collected shall be\ndeposited with the applicable village or town to be maintained in a\nsegregated account to be used exclusively for the acquisition of real\nproperty or transferable development rights interests or capital\nprojects associated with enhancement and/or restoration of the natural\nresources and ecosystems located within the Central Pine Barrens Area.\n 2. Civil penalties. (a) For a violation that takes place in the "core\npreservation area" as defined in subdivision eleven of section 57-0107\nof this title, any person who violates any provision of this title, the\nland use plan adopted by the commission, any regulation promulgated by\nthe commission, or the terms or conditions of any order, permit, or\ndetermin
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