55-708. Penalties for violations. In addition to any penalty that may be imposed by the state corporation commission, any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, violating the provisions of this act, or any valid order or rules and regulations of the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 30 days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History: L. 1935, ch. 213, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 7 - Production And Conservation Of Natural Gas
55-701 Waste of natural gas prohibited.
55-703a Well spacing and orderly development.
55-704 Rules and regulations authorized; notice and hearings.
55-705b Natural gas well allowable grants; procedure.
55-707 Judicial review of commission's actions.
55-708 Penalties for violations.
55-709 Injunction and other remedies.
55-710 Receivership upon violation of act.
55-711 Assessment of costs of administering 55-701 to 55-713; disposition of moneys.