65-171f. Same; penalties for failure to comply with rules and regulations. Every public authority having by law the charge of the sewer system of any municipality, township, county or legally constituted sewer district or any person, company, corporation, institution, municipality or federal agency that shall willfully or negligently, fail to comply with the rules, regulations and orders of the secretary of health and environment authorized by K.S.A. 65-171d, as amended, shall be punished upon conviction by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Each day in which the failure to comply with such requirements and orders continues shall constitute a separate offense.
History: L. 1933, ch. 85, § 3 (Special Session); L. 1949, ch. 327, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 41; July 1.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Regulation of Air and Water Quality in Kansas: A Critical Look at Legislative Ambiguity and Administrative Discretion," George Cameron Coggins, 21 K.L.R. 1, 14 (1972).