Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order of the Board of Minerals and Environment is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each act of violation and for each day that such violation continues, or is liable for damages to the environment of this state, or both.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-9-68

  • 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: SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0714 (1) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, § 1; SL 1988, ch 291, § 24.