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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-1906" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Toxics in Packaging">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under this subtitle, including making a false statement in a certificate of compliance, shall be liable to the State for a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation, but not exceeding a total of $10,000 for any action.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each package or packaging component in violation constitutes a separate violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The State shall recover the civil penalties under this subsection in a civil action in any county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Any person who previously has been assessed a civil penalty under this section and who willfully violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under this subtitle, including making a false statement in a certificate of compliance, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $20,000.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department may seek an injunction to require the removal of a package or packaging component from sale or promotional use within the State against:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any person who violates or threatens to violate any provision of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A manufacturer who fails to certify on request of the Department that a package or packaging component produced by the manufacturer is in compliance with or is exempt under the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
