13:1K-41 Violations, penalties, civil actions. 6. a. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for the second or subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the 'Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,' P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. b. The Department of Environmental Protection may institute a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. L.2007, c.113, s.6.
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