40 CFR § 8.11 - Prohibited acts, enforcement and penalties.

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title: "40 CFR § 8.11 - Prohibited acts, enforcement and penalties."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "8.11"
section_name: "Prohibited acts, enforcement and penalties."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "8"
part_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN ANTARCTICA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 2401  as amended, 16 U.S.C. 2403a."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 63468, Dec. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 8.11 Prohibited acts, enforcement and penalties.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any operator to violate this part.

(b) An operator who violates any of this part is subject to enforcement, which may include civil and criminal enforcement proceedings, and penalties, pursuant to sections 7,8, and 9 of the Antarctic Conservation Act, as amended by the Act; 16 U.S.C. 2407, 2408, 2409, and 45 CFR part 672.