58:10A-72 Violations, penalties.
3. a. A person or entity who violates this act shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 for each offense, to be collected by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section.
b. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may institute a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of section 2 of this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.
c. Nothing set forth in this act shall be construed as creating, establishing or authorizing a private cause of action by an aggrieved person against a person who has violated, or is alleged to have violated, the provisions of this act.
L.2015, c.28, s.3.
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