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any single remedy shall not preclude recourse to any of the other 

 remedies. Each violation of this chapter, or any rule or regulation 

 adopted, or any permit, permit condition, or order issued pursuant 

 to this chapter, shall be a separate offense, and, in the case of 

 a continuing violation, each day's continuance shall be deemed to 

 be a separate and distinct offense. All costs, fees, and expenses 

 in connection with enforcement actions may be recovered as damages 

 against the violator. 



a. Enforcement actions shall include: 



1) Civil Penalties, Administrative Orders and Actions for 

 Damages and Restoration. 



A. The [Approval Authority] may bring appropriate actions at 

 law or equity, including actions for injunctive relief, 

 to ensure that no uses are made of a regulated wetland or 

 their buffers which are inconsistent with this chapter or 

 an applicable wetlands protection program. 



B. The [Approval Authority] may serve upon a person a cease 

 and desist order if an activity being undertaken on 

 regulated wetlands or its buffer is in violation of the 

 act, these rules or a local wetlands protection program. 

 Whenever any person violates this chapter or any permit 

 issued to implement this chapter, the [local unit of 

 government] may issue an order reasonably appropriate to 

 cease such violation and to mitigate any environmental 

 damage resulting therefrom. 



i. Content of order. The order shall set forth and 

 contain: 



-A description of the specific nature, extent, and time 

 of violation and the damage or potential damage; and 

 -A notice that the violation or the potential violation 

 cease and desist or, in appropriate cases, the specific 

 corrective action to be taken within a given time. A 

 civil penalty may be issued with the order. 

 -Effective date. The cease and desist order issued under 

 this section shall become effective immediately upon 

 receipt by the person to whom the order is directed. 

 -Compliance. Failure to comply with the terms of a cease 

 and desist order can result in enforcement actions 

 including, but not limited to, the issuance of a civil 

 penalty. 



C. Any person who undertakes any activity within a regulated 

 wetland or its buffer without first obtaining a permit 

 required by this chapter, except as allowed in Section 

 5.2, or any person who violates one or more conditions of 

 any permit required by this chapter or of any order 

 issued pursuant to subsection B of this section shall 

 incur a penalty allowed per violation. In the case of a 



