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609.671.12(a)(2)

Statute ID: 3019

Statute Function ID: 3165

Air Pollution-Cause Violation of Permit Standards

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Offense Level:

Felony (F)

General Offense Code:

Other (9)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)

Detailed Offense Code:

Environmental Regulation (911)

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90Z

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Statute Number:

609.671.12(a)(2)

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 1987

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Air Pollution-Cause Violation of Permit Standards

Statute ID:

3019

Created:

Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

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Legal Analyst Comment:

Summary Text:

Air Pollution-Cause Violation of Permit Standards

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/671.html

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0 - NA

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Statute text last updated on:

Sep 1, 2006

(a) A person is guilty of a felony who knowingly:
(1) causes a violation of a national emission standard for a hazardous air pollutant adopted under United States Code, title 42, section 7412; or
(2) causes a violation of an emission standard, limitation, or operational limitation for a hazardous air pollutant established in a permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency.
A person convicted under this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or both.
(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly violates:
(1) a requirement of chapter 116, or a rule adopted under that chapter, that is an applicable requirement of the federal Clean Air Act, as defined in Federal Register, volume 57, page 32295;
(2) a condition of an air emission permit issued by the agency under chapter 116 or a rule adopted under that chapter; or
(3) a requirement to pay a fee based on air emissions under chapter 116 or a rule adopted under that chapter.
A person convicted under this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000 per day of violation, or both.