295.37 Penalties; oil and gas.
(1) Any person who makes or causes to be made in an application or report required under this subchapter a statement known to the person to be false or misleading in any material respect or who refuses to submit information required by the department under this subchapter may be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.
(2) Any person who violates this subchapter or any order issued or rule promulgated under this subchapter may be required to forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day of violation is a separate offense.
(3)
(a) If a person makes or causes to be made in an application or report required under this subchapter a statement known to the person to be false or misleading and that statement is material to the issuance of an exploration or production license, the department may revoke the license. If a person holding an exploration or production license repeatedly makes or causes to be made in an application or report required under this subchapter a statement known to the person to be false or misleading in any material respect or refuses to submit information required by the department under this subchapter, the department may revoke the license.
(b) If a person holding an exploration or production license continues to violate this subchapter after the department has issued an order to cease those violations, the department shall revoke the license.
(4) Any oil or gas produced in violation of this subchapter or any order issued or rule promulgated under this subchapter, or any product manufactured from that oil or gas, is subject to confiscation. The department may seize that oil, gas or products and request the department of justice to commence an action to confiscate the oil, gas or products.
History: 1991 a. 262; 1995 a, 227 s. 816; Stats. 1995 s. 295.37.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.
295.12 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation rules.
295.13 - Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance by counties.
295.14 - Authority to enact and administer ordinance.
295.16 - Applicability of nonmetallic mining reclamation requirements.
295.19 - Enforcement; remedies; penalties.
295.20 - Preservation of marketable nonmetallic mineral deposits.
295.31 - Definitions; oil and gas.
295.33 - Oil and gas exploration and production.
295.35 - Departmental powers and duties; oil and gas.
295.37 - Penalties; oil and gas.
295.40 - Legislative findings.
295.43 - Responsibilities related to mining.
295.443 - Local impact committee; local agreement.
295.46 - Preapplication description.
295.465 - Preapplication notification.
295.47 - Application for mining permit.
295.51 - Mining waste site location criteria; feasibility study, and plan of operation.
295.53 - Environmental impact statement.
295.57 - Application procedure.
295.58 - Mining; department grant or denial of permit.
295.59 - Bonds and other security.
295.605 - Impacts to navigable waters.
295.607 - Shoreland and floodplain zoning.
295.61 - Withdrawals of surface waters and groundwater.
295.62 - Mining waste site construction and completion reports.
295.63 - Modifications; reporting.
295.635 - Required mining waste site inspections, record keeping, reporting, and responses.
295.64 - Mining site monitoring; general.
295.643 - Mining waste site monitoring.
295.645 - Groundwater quality, monitoring, and response.
295.66 - Cessation of mining or reclamation.
295.67 - Determination of abandonment of mining.
295.68 - Certificates of completion and release of security.
295.69 - Termination of proof of financial responsibility for long-term care of mining waste site.
295.695 - Inspections by the department.
295.75 - Effect of other laws.