Criminal penalties.

A. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any final determination or administrative order of the Town Board made in accordance with this article may be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both. Each offense shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the case of a continuing offense, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.B. Any user who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or wastewater permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation per day or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.C.

No prosecution under this section shall be instituted until after final disposition of a show-cause hearing, if any was instituted.