Montana § 75-7-123 Penalties -- Restoration

Montana Statutes

§ 75-7-123 — Penalties -- Restoration

Montana § 75-7-123

Title 75ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Ch. 7AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM PROTECTIONS

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Mont. Code Ann. § 75-7-123 (2026).

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75-7-123 . Penalties -- restoration.

(1)A person who initiates a project without written consent of the supervisors, performs activities outside the scope of written consent of the supervisors, violates emergency procedures provided for in 75-7-113 , or violates 75-7-106 is:

(a)guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500; or

(b)subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day that person continues to be in violation.

(2)Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. The maximum civil penalty is the jurisdictional amount for purposes of 3-10-301 . A conservation district may work with a person who is subject to a civil penalty to resolve the amount of the penalty prior to initiating an enforcement action in j

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75-7-123 . Penalties -- restoration. (1) A person who initiates a project without written consent of the supervisors, performs activities outside the scope of written consent of the supervisors, violates emergency procedures provided for in 75-7-113 , or violates 75-7-106 is:
(a) guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500; or
(b) subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day that person continues to be in violation.
(2) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. The maximum civil penalty is the jurisdictional amount for purposes of 3-10-301 . A conservation district may work with a person who is subject to a civil penalty to resolve the amount of the penalty prior to initiating an enforcement action in justice's court to collect a civil penalty.
(3) In addition to a fine or a civil penalty under subsection (1), the person:
(a) shall restore, at the discretion of the court, the damaged stream, as recommended by the supervisors, to as near its prior condition as possible; or
(b) is civilly liable for the amount necessary to restore the stream. The amount of the liability may be collected in an action instituted pursuant to 3-10-301 if the amount of liability does not exceed $15,000. If the amount of liability for restoration exceeds $15,000, then the action must be brought in district court.
(4) Money recovered by a conservation district or a county attorney, whether as a fine or a civil penalty, must be deposited in the depository of district funds provided for in 76-15-523 , unless upon order of a justice's court the money is directed to be deposited pursuant to 3-10-601 .

Legislative History

En. 26-1523 by Sec. 14, Ch. 463, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1523(1); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 255, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 426, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 470, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 284, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 331, L. 2021.