Section 15. Any person who violates the conditions of sections three, four and five shall be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars plus an additional one thousand dollars per acre for each acre of land affected by such violations.
Any person who violates the provisions of a cease-work order issued under section seven and eight shall be punished by a fine of ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year or both.
Any person who violates the provisions of section ten shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for the first offense. For each subsequent offense the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both.
Any person who extends the mining operation beyond the boundaries agreed to in the coal mining license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars plus one thousand dollars for each acre of land affected.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21b - Mining Regulation and Reclamation
Section 3 - Powers and Duties of Department and Commissioner; Rules and Regulations
Section 4 - Coal Exploration License; Applications; Notice of Results
Section 6 - Term of License; Termination, Suspension and Revocation; Renewal
Section 7 - Examinations; Investigations; Monitoring; Record
Section 8 - Mining Inspectors; Appointment; Powers and Duties; Cease-Work Orders; Reports
Section 9 - Cease-Work Orders; Special Investigating Commission; Powers
Section 11 - Water Quality and Water Table; Rules and Regulations
Section 12 - Abandonment or Closure of Mine; Final Survey
Section 13 - Zoning Regulations