Section 12011 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1.
12011
. (a) In addition to the penalty provided in paragraph (4) of
subdivision (b) of Section 12002, any person convicted of a violation
of subdivision (a) of Section 5650 is subject to an additional fine
of all of the following:
(1) Not more than ten dollars ($10) for each gallon or pound of
material discharged. The amount of the fine shall be reduced for
every gallon or pound of the illegally discharged material that is
recovered and properly disposed of by the responsible party.
(2) An amount equal to the reasonable costs incurred by the state
or local agency for cleanup and abatement and to fully mitigate all
actual damages to fish, plant, bird, or animal life and habitat.
(3) Where the state or local agency is required to undertake
cleanup or remedial action because the responsible person refuses or
is unable to fully clean up the discharge, an amount equal to the
reasonable costs incurred by the state or local agency, in addition
to the amount of funds, if any, expended by the responsible person,
in cleaning up the illegally discharged material or abating its
effects, or both cleaning up and abating those effects.
(b) Notwithstanding the jurisdiction of the department over
illegal discharges and pollution as provided in Section 5650, the
fines specified in this section do not apply to discharges in
compliance with a national pollution discharge elimination system
permit or a state or regional board waste discharge permit.