45-6B-71. Operation without permit--Civil penalty.

A person who operates a mining operation without a valid permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars per day nor more than one thousand dollars per day during which such violation occurs.

Source: SL 1982, ch 305, § 70.

45-6B-71.1. Operation without permit near lake or stream as misdemeanor.

Any operator mining within one hundred feet of a lake or stream of this state without a permit issued pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1983, ch 309, § 1.