Montana Code 20-5-410. Civil penalty
20-5-410. Civil penalty. (1) Any person who violates any provision of this part, any rule promulgated under this part, or any order made pursuant to this part, with the exception of 20-5-409 and any rule adopted or order issued pursuant to 20-5-409, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500. The department or the local health department may institute and maintain any enforcement proceedings hereunder.
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-5-410
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 20-5-402
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Local health department: means a city, city-county, county, or district health department. See Montana Code 20-5-402
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)Action under subsection (1) is not a bar to enforcement of this part or of rules or orders made under it by injunction or other appropriate civil remedies.
(3)An action for a civil remedy to enforce this part or rules or orders made under it may be brought in the district court of any county where a violation occurs or is threatened.