North Dakota Century Code Title 23.1. Environmental Quality § 23.1-07-08. Violations--Penalty

1. A person that violates this chapter, a rule implementing this chapter, or an order issued by the department under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per day of violation.

2. A person that willfully violates this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter, after written notice of the violation by the department, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

3. A person that willfully makes a false statement, representation, or certification in an application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or any rule, order, limitation, or other applicable requirement implementing this chapter or that falsifies, tampers with, or willfully renders inaccurate any monitoring device or sample is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, unless the penalty for the violation is otherwise specifically provided for and made exclusive in this chapter.