Section Res 5801.03 - Administrative Fine Amounts(a) The administrative fine amount for violation of the prohibited actions in Res 5601.08, relative to fire permit restrictions, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $200.00;(3) The third offense shall be $400.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $800.00.(b) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:2, II (c), relative to failure to comply with a cease and desist order, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(c) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-J:4, relative to the unlawful practice of forestry, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $500.00;(2) The second offense shall be $1,000.00; and(3) The third and subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00. (d) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-J:5, relative to failure to have a notice of intent to cut, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(e) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-J:5, relative to posting certificate of intent to cut, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $50.00;(2) The second offense shall be $100.00;(3) The third offense shall be $200.00; and (4) Each subsequent offense shall be $400.00.(f) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-J:5, relative to supplemental notice of intent to cut, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $50.00;(2) The second offense shall be $100.00;(3) The third offense shall be $200.00; and (4) Each subsequent offense shall be $400.00.(g) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-J:5, relative to report of wood cut, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $200.00;(3) The third offense shall be $400.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $800.00.(h) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:6, I, relative to operations in wetlands, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $50.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(i) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:6, III, relative to failure to comply with the Best Management Practices for Erosion Control on Timber Harvesting Operations in New Hampshire, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $250.00; (2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(j) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:7, relative to alteration of terrain, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(k) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:8, relative to trespass, civil penalty, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(l) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:8-a, relative to trespass, criminal penalty, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(m) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:9, relative to basal area violations, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $500.00;(2) The second offense shall be $1,000.00; and(3) The third and subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00. (n) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:10, relative to care of slash and mill residue, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and (4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(o) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:11, relative to prohibition on the transportation of coniferous trees, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(p) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:12, relative to mill logs, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(q) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-J:13, relative to damage to fences, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(r) The administrative fine amount for violation of the prohibited actions in RSA 227-J:15, I, relative to deceptive forestry business practices, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $500.00;(2) The second offense shall be $1,000.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(s) The administrative fine amount for violation of the prohibited actions in RSA 227-J:15, III, relative to failure to provide a written contract, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $200.00;(3) The third offense shall be $400.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $800.00.(t) The administrative fine amount for violation of the prohibited actions in RSA 227-K:17, relative to quarantines, orders, or movement of dangerous insects or diseases, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(u) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-L:2, IV (c), relative to failure to comply with a cease and desist order, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00; (3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(v) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-L:11, III, relative to willful neglect or refusal to perform duties, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $250.00;(2) The second offense shall be $500.00;(3) The third offense shall be $1,000.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00(w) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-L:13, I relative to failure to report a woodland fire, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(x) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-L:13, II, relative to disobeying a forest fire warden, shall be as follows:(1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(y) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-L:14, relative to interference with forest fire control personnel, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00; (2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(z) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-L:15, relative to smoking or kindling of fires in violation of a governor's proclamation, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00; (2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and (4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(aa) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-L:16, relative to trespass upon or smoking in the White Mountain National Forest, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(ab) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-L:17, relative to failure to obtain written permission and permits, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(ac) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-L:18, I, relative to placing, dropping or throwing any flammable waste material, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(ad) The administrative fine amount for violations of RSA 227-L:19, relative to dropping lighted matches, or other substances liable to cause a fire, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00.(ae) The administrative fine amount for violation of RSA 227-L:20, relative to suitable exhaust systems on motorized equipment, shall be as follows: (1) The first offense shall be $100.00;(2) The second offense shall be $250.00;(3) The third offense shall be $500.00; and(4) Each subsequent offense shall be $2,000.00. 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(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading Res 5200) #6207, eff 3-21-96, EXPIRED: 3-21-04
New. #8094, INTERIM, eff 6-4-04, EXPIRED: 12-1-04
New. #8318, EMERGENCY, eff 4-4-05, EXPIRES: 10-1-05; ss by #8441, eff 10-1-05; ss by #10547, eff 3-21-14