OAR 632-035-0055: Penalties

(1) Any landowner or operator who conducts a surface mining operation, for coal or a metal-bearing ore, without a valid operating permit as required by ORS 517.750 to 517.955 shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $10,000. (2) Violation of any provision of ORS 517.750 to 517.955, or of any rule or order made pursuant to ORS 517.910 to 517.950, or of any conditions of an operating permit, is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $10,000.