Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 308 - Mines, Pits and Quarries › Subchapter I - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 308.06 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may impose penalties and obtain additional
						remedies for violations of this chapter, as provided in ss.
						101.02(12)
						and (13) (a) and
						101.15(2)
						(f)2, Stats.
Note:
Section
						101.02(12),
						Stats., indicates that every day during which any person, persons, corporation
						or any officer, agent or employee thereof, fails to observe and comply with an
						order of the department will constitute a separate and distinct violation of
						such order.
Note:
Section
						101.02(13)
						(a), Stats., indicates that if any employer,
						employee, owner, or other person violates ss.
						101.01 to
						101.599,
						Stats., or fails or refuses to perform any duty lawfully enjoined, within the
						time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been specifically
						provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or made
						by the department, or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection
						with ss.
						101.01 to
						101.599,
						Stats., for each such violation, failure or refusal, such employer, employee,
						owner or other person shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury a sum not
						less than $10 or more than $100 for each such offense.
Section
						  101.02(12),
						  Stats., indicates that every day during which any person, persons, corporation
						  or any officer, agent or employee thereof, fails to observe and comply with an
						  order of the department will constitute a separate and distinct violation of
						  such order.
Section
						  101.02(13)
						  (a), Stats., indicates that if any employer,
						  employee, owner, or other person violates ss.
						  101.01 to
						  101.599,
						  Stats., or fails or refuses to perform any duty lawfully enjoined, within the
						  time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been specifically
						  provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or made
						  by the department, or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection
						  with ss.
						  101.01 to
						  101.599,
						  Stats., for each such violation, failure or refusal, such employer, employee,
						  owner or other person shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury a sum not
						  less than $10 or more than $100 for each such offense.
Section
						  101.15(2)
						  (f)2, Stats., indicates that the department
						  may apply to a court of record for the closing of any underground mine, quarry,
						  pit, zinc works or other excavation where the same is being operated in
						  violation of any of its rules or orders, and the owners or operators have
						  failed within a reasonable time to correct any unsafe methods of operation. The
						  failure of any owner or operator to comply with the order or judgment of the
						  court shall subject such party or parties to criminal contempt proceedings.