LAC 76:IX.119. Civil Penalties and Enforcement

A. For any violation of the provisions of §117.A and B, or any permit condition the administrator, in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq. (Administrative Procedure Act) may: 1. impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation; 2. suspend, annul, withdraw, or revoke any permit; 3. institute civil proceedings to enforce department rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurs; and 4. issue cease and desist orders, compliance orders, and obtain injunctions or other appropriate relief upon determining that a violation of these regulations has occurred, is about to occur, or is occurring. B. Each day in which a violation occurs prior to voluntary cessation of the activity as a result of the receipt of any lawful order from the administrator or the administrator's authorized representative, or prior to cessation as the result of an injunction, shall be a separate offense.