§ 18-5-512 — Penalties for violations

(a) No person shall:
(i) Commence to construct a wind energy facility on
or after July 1, 2010 or a solar energy facility on or after
July 1, 2020 without first obtaining a permit required by this
article;
(ii) Construct, reconstruct, operate, locate, erect,
maintain, enlarge, change or use a facility, after having first
obtained a permit, other than in specific compliance with the
permit; or
(iii) Cause any of the acts specified in this
subsection to occur.
(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is
liable for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) for each violation. Each day of a continuing
violation constitutes a separate offense.
(c) Any wind turbine tower, wind generator or portion
thereof or any solar energy panel or facility or portion thereof
erected in violation of this article shall subject the owner of
the tower, generator or solar energy panel or facility to a
penalty of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per day for
every tower, generator or solar energy panel or facility so
erected.
(d) Any penalties collected pursuant to this section shall
be paid and credited as provided by W.S. 8-1-109.