§ 15-43. Penalties for violation of provisions.  


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  • (a)

    Violation of the provisions of this act [article] or of the rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, and any person convicted thereof shall be punished as provided by law.

    (b)

    Whoever commits a violation of this act [article] or any of the rules and regulations adopted hereunder is liable to Orange County for any damage caused to the air, waters, or property, including animal, plant, or aquatic life, of the county and for reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, of the county in tracing the source of any discharge, in controlling and abating the source and the pollutants, and in restoring the air, waters, and property, including animal, plant and aquatic life, of the state to their former condition, and furthermore is subject to the judicial imposition of a civil penalty for each offense in an amount of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per offense. However, the court may receive evidence in mitigation. Each day during any portion of which such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(Code 1965, § 24-18; Laws of Fla. ch. 67-1830, § 18; Laws of Fla. ch. 74-551, § 2)

State law reference

Penalties for misdemeanors, F.S. §§ 775.081, 775.082.