Penalty for violations of act; enforcement of act

82a-1214. Penalty for violations of act; enforcement of act. Any person who shall willfully violate any lawful rule or regulation of the secretary relating to water well contracting, or who shall engage in the business of constructing, reconstructing or treating water wells without first having obtained a license as in this act required, or who shall knowingly violate any provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and subject to the penalties therefor as provided by law. In addition the secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized to apply to the district court for enforcement of this act or rules and regulations adopted under this act in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act. History: L. 1973, ch. 417, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 182; L. 1979, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 150; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 216; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Administration and enforcement of act; licensee. 89-84. Groundwater exploration and protection; abandoned holes; plugging; failure to properly seal. 92-73. Water well contractor is not obligated to apply for and obtain a permit to appropriate water prior to commencing water well construction. 2012-16. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in considering whether criminal conviction under K.S.A. 65-34,109 prerequisite to assessing civil penalty under K.S.A. 65-34,113(a). Radke Oil Co. v. Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment, 23 Kan. App. 2d 774, 779, 936 P.2d 286 (1997).