The Director shall adopt such rules and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Division.

Any person who violates Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 of this Code is deemed to have committed a civil violation and shall pay to the County a civil monetary fine as prescribed in this Section. Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine. The civil monetary fine for each civil violation of Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), except as provided in Subsection (d) of this Section. For a repeated civil violation, the following fines shall apply: 2nd violation $500.00 3rd violation $750.00 Each violation in excess of three (3) $1,000.00 In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalties prescribed in this Section, any person who violates Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Any person who violates Section 2-384.01 and/or Section 21-113 of this Code is deemed to have committed a civil violation and is penalized as follows: the first offense shall be a warning; the second offense shall be a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and each subsequent offense shall be a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine.

In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalties prescribed in this Division, the County Attorney, acting on behalf of the County, may seek enforcement of any of the provisions of this Division or any regulations promulgated hereunder by actions for appropriate relief in the courts of Maryland, including, but not limited to, actions for injunctive relief.

There shall be a recycling surcharge on each ton of refuse disposed of at any sanitary landfill site in the County, payable to the County, for the purpose of assisting with the recycling program of the County, including, but not limited to, funding, development, advertisement, and maintenance of County, municipal, multifamily, commercial, and industrial facility recycling programs and initiatives. The recycling surcharge shall be set in accordance with the provisions of Section 21-137.01 of this Code. The operator of each landfill shall collect the fees and transmit them to the County in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Director.