Any person who violates any provision of an authorization or order issued pursuant to section 25-32b, shall pay a civil fine not to exceed five thousand dollars per day, to be fixed by the Superior Court, commencing from the date compliance to the authorization or order was required. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the Commissioner of Public Health, shall institute a civil action to recover such fine.