department, in addition to invoking other sanctions available to
the department, may invoke any of the following remedies:
(1) Issue an order to cease immediately all activities
on the playground or yard in which the playground is located
until the hazardous condition is corrected.
(2) Evacuate appropriate portions of the playground or
yard in which the playground is located until the hazardous
condition is corrected.
(3) Certify that the hazardous condition exists due to
the failure of a person to comply with this chapter or a
regulation promulgated under this chapter and charge the
added cost of any corrective cleanup or removal to the person
responsible for the hazardous condition and collect the cost
by lien or any other means as may be authorized by law.
(4) Apply to an appropriate court for relief by
injunction or restraining order against a person responsible
for the hazardous condition.
(e) Penalties.--In addition to the sanctions or remedial
orders provided in this section, a person that fails to comply
with this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this
chapter, or that fails to obey an order issued by the
department, may be subject to any of the following penalties:
(1) Imposition of an administrative penalty of not more
than $1,000 for the first offense, not more than $5,000 for
the second offense and not more than $10,000 for the third
and each subsequent offense.
(2) Issuance of an order to cease immediately all
activities on the playground or yard in which the playground
is located.
(3) Initiation of a legal action or proceeding in a
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