Penalties for ozone layer protection violations

(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter pertaining to ozone layer protection or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each separate offense. (b) Each unit of CFC refrigerant sold or offered for sale, and each wilful release of CFCs into the air, shall constitute a separate offense. (c) Each portable fire extinguisher, containing a halon or other ozone-depleting compound, that is purchased, distributed, manufactured, imported, sold, or offered for sale, shall constitute a separate offense. (d) Each portable fire extinguishing system or unit that is repaired, serviced, or upon which maintenance is performed, without using a reclamation system to recapture, recycle, or properly dispose of unspent halons or other ozone-depleting compounds, shall constitute a separate offense. (e) Any action taken to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this section shall be considered a civil action.