If the secretary has reason to believe that a violation of this chapter or any rule made or permit issued under it is threatened or has occurred, the secretary shall cause written notice to be served personally or by mail upon the alleged violator or the alleged violator’s agent. The notice shall state the provisions alleged to be violated, the facts alleged to constitute a violation, the nature of any corrective action proposed to be required, and the time within which such action is to be taken. For the purpose of this chapter, service by mail is deemed complete on the date of mailing.

Any person who violates an order issued pursuant to this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day of violation, or for damages to the environment of this state, or both.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34A-2-53

  • 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
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.0112; SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0148; SL 1966, ch 260, § 3; SDCL § 46-25-12; SL 1973, ch 280, § 11 (1); SDCL Supp, § 46-25-69; SL 1988, ch 285, § 18; SL 1992, ch 158, § 26; SL 2011, ch 165, § 49.

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