18D.331 CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
General violation. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, a person is
guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates a provision of this chapter, chapter 18B, 18C,
or 18F or a special order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the
commissioner.
Subd. 2.
Violation endangering humans. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the
person violates a provision of this chapter, chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F or a special order, standard,
stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner, and the violation
endangers humans.
Subd. 3.
Violation with knowledge. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person
knowingly violates a provision of this chapter, chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F or a standard, special
order, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Disposal that becomes hazardous waste. A person who knowingly disposes of
an agricultural chemical in violation of this chapter, chapter 18B or 18C, or a standard, special
order, stipulation agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner and the agricultural
chemical is hazardous waste is subject to the penalties in section
609.671, subdivision 4.
Subd. 5.[Repealed,
2005 c 136 art 7 s 22]
History: 1989 c 326 art 7 s 14; 1991 c 250 s 25-27; 1991 c 347 art 3 s 1; 2000 c 477 s 21