Section 6021.1306 - Criminal penalties(a) Summary offense.--Any person who violates any provision of this act, any rule or regulation of the department, any order of the department, or any condition or term of any permit or certification issued pursuant to this act commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each separate offense, and, in default of the payment of such fine, may be sentenced to imprisonment for 90 days. Employees of the department are hereby declared to be law enforcement officers for purposes of issuing citations for summary violations under this act.(b) Misdemeanor.--(1) Any person who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this act, any rule or regulation of the department, any order of the department, or any condition or term of any permit issued pursuant to this act commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $25,000 per day for each separate offense or to imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both.(2) Any person who, after a conviction of a misdemeanor for any violation as provided in paragraph (1), willfully or negligently violates any provision of this act, any rule or regulation of the department, any order of the department, or any condition or term of any permit issued pursuant to this act commits a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000 for each separate offense or to imprisonment for a period of not more than two years, or both.(c) Continuing violations.--Each day of continued violation and each violation of any provision of this act, any rule or regulation of the department, any order of the department, or any condition or term of any permit issued pursuant to this act shall constitute a separate offense.1989, July 6, P.L. 169, No. 32, § 1306, effective in 30 days.