La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § IX-119

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-119 - Civil Penalties and Enforcement

A. For any violation of the provisions of §117. A and B, or any permit condition the administrator, in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq. (Administrative Procedure Act) may:

1. impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation;

2. suspend, annul, withdraw, or revoke any permit;

3. institute civil proceedings to enforce department rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurs; and

4. issue cease and desist orders, compliance orders, and obtain injunctions or other appropriate relief upon determining that a violation of these regulations has occurred, is about to occur, or is occurring.

B. Each day in which a violation occurs prior to voluntary cessation of the activity as a result of the receipt of any lawful order from the administrator or the administrator's authorized representative, or prior to cessation as the result of an injunction, shall be a separate offense.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § IX-119

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 2:456 (December 1976), repromulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of the Secretary, LR 17:684 (July 1991).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:1851(A) and (B).