§ 71-2703. Violations of title 3 or 7 of article 27 of this chapter.\n 1. Civil and administrative sanctions. a. Any person who violates any\nof the provisions of, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by title\n3 or 7 of article 27 of this chapter or any rule or regulation\npromulgated pursuant thereto, or any term or condition of any\ncertificate or permit issued pursuant thereto, or any final\ndetermination or order of the commissioner made pursuant to this title\nshall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seven thousand five\nhundred dollars for each such violation and an additional penalty of not\nmore than one thousand five hundred dollars for each day during which\nsuch violation continues, to be assessed by the commissioner after an\nopportunity to be heard pursuant to the provisions of section 71-1709 of\nthis article, or by the court in any action or proceeding pursuant to\nsection 71-2727 of this title, and, in addition thereto, such person may\nby similar process be enjoined from continuing such violation and any\npermit or certificate issued to such person may be revoked or suspended\nor a pending renewal application denied.\n b. i. Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who fails\nto perform any duty imposed by, title 3 or 7 of article 27 of this\nchapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, or any\nterm or condition of any certificate or permit issued pursuant thereto\nand thereby causes the release of solid waste into the environment,\nshall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed eleven thousand two\nhundred fifty dollars for each such violation and an additional penalty\nof not more than eleven thousand two hundred fifty dollars for each day\nduring which such violation continues, to be assessed by the\ncommissioner after an opportunity to be heard pursuant to the provisions\nof section 71-1709 of this article, or by the court in any action or\nproceeding pursuant to section 71-2727 of this title, and, in addition\nthereto, such person may by similar process be enjoined from continuing\nsuch violation and any permit or certificate issued to such person may\nbe revoked or suspended or a pending renewal application denied.\n ii. Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who fails to\nperform any duty imposed by, title 3 or 7 of article 27 of this chapter,\nor any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, or any term or\ncondition of any certificate or permit issued pursuant thereto and\nthereby causes the release of more than ten cubic yards of solid waste\ninto the environment, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed\ntwenty-two thousand five hundred dollars for each such violation and an\nadditional penalty of not more than twenty-two thousand five hundred\ndollars for each day during which such violation continues, to be\nassessed by the commissioner after an opportunity to be heard pursuant\nto the provisions of section 71-1709 of this article, or by the court in\nany action or proceeding pursuant to section 71-2727 of this title, and,\nin addition thereto, such person may by similar process be enjoined from\ncontinuing such violation and any permit or certificate issued to such\nperson may be revoked or suspended or a pending renewal application\ndenied.\n c. The court in any action or proceeding pursuant to section 71-2727\nof this chapter may exercise all powers exercisable by the commissioner.\n 2. Criminal sanctions. a. Any person who, having any of the culpable\nmental states defined in section 15.05 of the penal law, shall violate\nany of the provisions of or who fails to perform any duty imposed by\ntitle 3 or 7 of article 27 of this chapter, or any rules and regulations\npromulgated pursuant thereto, or any final determination or order of the\ncommissioner made pursuant to this title shall be guilty of a violation\nand, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less\nthan one thousand five hundred d
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