(a) The department, or any local health officer with the concurrence of the department, shall enforce this article.
(b) The department may remove a water treatment device from, or determine not to include a water treatment device on, the list of water treatment devices on the department’s Internet Web site upon its determination of any of the following:
(1) That the manufacturer, or any employee or agent thereof, has violated this article or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.
(2) That any of the information submitted pursuant to Section 116832 is not true.
(3) That a certificate issued by the department prior to December 31, 2013, has expired, unless the manufacturer otherwise complies with Section 116832.
(4) That the manufacturer has not paid the annual fees required by Section 116850.
(5) That the manufacturer has failed to submit all of the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 116832.
(c) Any person, corporation, firm, partnership, joint stock company, or any other association or organization that violates any provision of this article shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. Where the conduct constituting a violation is of a continuing nature, each day of the conduct is a separate and distinct violation. The civil penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General, or by any district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) If the action is brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the State Treasurer. If brought by a district attorney or county counsel, the entire amount of penalties collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county and one-half to the city.
(e) Unless otherwise provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this article are cumulative to each other and to remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 9. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)