Section 4000.1701 - Unlawful conduct(a)Offenses defined.--It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Violate, or cause or assist in the violation of, any provision of this act, any regulation promulgated hereunder, any order issued hereunder, or the terms or conditions of any municipal waste management plan approved by the department under this act.(2) Fail to adhere to the schedule set forth in, or pursuant to, this act for developing or submitting to the department a municipal waste management plan.(3) Fail to adhere to the schedule set forth in an approved plan for planning, design, siting, construction or operation of municipal waste processing or disposal facilities.(4) Act in a manner that is contrary to the approved county plan or otherwise fail to act in a manner that is consistent with the approved county plan.(5) Fail to make a timely payment of the recycling fee or host municipality benefit fee.(6) Hinder, obstruct, prevent or interfere with the department or its personnel in the performance of any duty under this act.(7) Hinder, obstruct, prevent or interfere with host municipalities or their personnel in the performance of any duty related to the collection of the host municipality benefit fee or in conducting any inspection authorized by this act.(8) Violate the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4903 (relating to false swearing) or 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities) in complying with any provision of this act, including, but not limited to, providing or preparing any information required by this act.(9) Fail to make any payment to the site-specific postclosure fund or the trust fund for municipally operated landfills in accordance with the provisions of this act.(b)Public nuisance.--All unlawful conduct set forth in subsection (a) shall also constitute a public nuisance.(c)Unlawful conduct.--It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale beverages connected to each other by plastic beverage carriers where the carrier is not a degradable plastic beverage carrier. The department shall certify whether a plastic beverage carrier meets the standards of degradability as defined in this act. 1988, July 28, P.L. 556, No. 101, § 1701, effective in 60 days.