§ 4.1-47-31 — Civil penalty

1. a. In addition to any other penalties provided for in this chapter, a person who
violates this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed eighty dollars per day for each day of
violation, subject to a maximum penalty of four thousand dollars per year.
b. Penalties imposed upon a landowner for failing to comply with the remedial
requirements, as set forth in section 4.1-47-28, are a lien against the property of
the landowner from the day the notice is delivered to the landowner under section
4.1-47-28.
c. A person who violates subsection 2 of section 4.1-47-02 is subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each violation.
2. All penalties collected under this section must be credited to the noxious weed control
fund of:
a. The city in which the violation occurred if the city has a noxious weed control
program under this chapter; or
b. The county in which the violation occurred.
3. Any penalties provided for under this section may be adjudicated by a court, a county
weed board, or a city weed board after a hearing.
4. An aggrieved person may appeal the imposition of a penalty by a county weed board
to the board of county commissioners. An aggrieved person may appeal the imposition
of a penalty by a city weed board to the governing body of the city.