(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter pertaining to ozone layer protection or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each separate offense.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-5

  • CFC: means any member of the family of substances containing carbon, fluorine, and chlorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-14, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-116, CFC-500, CFC-502, and CFC-503, and any combination or mixture containing any of these chlorofluorocarbon compounds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Halon: means any fully halogenated carbon compound containing bromine, chlorine, or fluorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as Halon-1301, Halon-1211, and Halon-2402. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Ozone-depleting compound: means any chlorofluorocarbon or halon, including those compounds known as methyl chloroform and carbon tetrachloride, or any other compound designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as being an ozone-depleting compound pursuant to Title 40, Part 82, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other compound designated by the department as being an ozone-depleting compound. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, whether acting as a principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, and includes any governmental entity or charitable organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
  • Portable: means capable of being carried in hand by one individual. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342C-1
(b) Each unit of CFC refrigerant sold or offered for sale, and each wilful release of CFCs into the air, shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) Each portable fire extinguisher, containing a halon or other ozone-depleting compound, that is purchased, distributed, manufactured, imported, sold, or offered for sale, shall constitute a separate offense.
(d) Each portable fire extinguishing system or unit that is repaired, serviced, or upon which maintenance is performed, without using a reclamation system to recapture, recycle, or properly dispose of unspent halons or other ozone-depleting compounds, shall constitute a separate offense.
(e) Any action taken to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this section shall be considered a civil action.

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