A. 
Noncompliance fees.
(1) 
A person found to be in noncompliance with this chapter, regulations adopted under this chapter, the forest conservation plan, or the associated two-year maintenance agreement, shall be assessed by the Department the penalty of $1 per square foot of the area found to be in noncompliance with required forest conservation.
(2) 
Money collected under Subsection A(1) of this article shall be deposited in the forest conservation fund as required by Article X of this chapter, and may be used by the Department for purposes related to implementing this chapter.
B. 
Violation.
(1) 
In addition to the provisions under § 280-24A of this article, a person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation or order adopted or issued under this chapter is liable for a penalty not to exceed $1,000, which may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Department.
(2) 
Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.
C. 
The Department may seek an injunction requiring the person to cease violation of and comply with this chapter, a regulation or order adopted or issued under this chapter, a forest conservation plan, a two-year maintenance agreement or a long-term binding protective agreement, and to take corrective action to restore or reforest an area.
[Amended 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 16-O-17]
D. 
The local program may adopt the enforcement provisions under COMAR 08.19.06.03.
E. 
The local program shall provide to the Department notice of an enforcement action within 15 days after the commencement of enforcement by the local program.
F. 
In addition to the other provisions of this section, a person who violates a provision of this chapter, a regulation or order adopted or issued under this chapter, a forest conservation plan, a two-year maintenance agreement or a long-term binding protective agreement is guilty of a municipal infraction and is liable for a fine in the amount of $500 for an initial violation and $1,000 for each repeat or subsequent violation. Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
[Added 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 16-O-17]