Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars per day nor more than one thousand dollars per day for each day which such violation occurs, or is liable for damages to the environment of this state, or both. This penalty is in addition to any other penalties authorized.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-6C-45

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1982, ch 306, § 45; SL 1988, ch 291, § 22.