(a) Any person who is found by any agency or department after a hearing to have violated any provision of this chapter or duly promulgated supplementary rules and regulations or failed, neglected, or refused to comply with any final or emergency order of any agency or department acting under authority of this chapter shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $10,000.00 for such violation. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(b) Any person penalized under this Code section shall be entitled to judicial review. All hearings and proceedings for judicial review under this Code section shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." All penalties and interest recovered by such agency or department as provided in this Code section, together with the cost thereof, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.
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