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<br />(2) (al . Failure to obtain a license or permit before conducting an operation,
<br />or any actions which knowingly constitute a violation of the conditions of a permit,
<br />shall constitute negligence per se.
<br />(b) The director may order any person who is found to be conducting a
<br />weather modification operation without a license and permit to cease and desist
<br />from said operation. Any person who fails to obey said order commits a class 6
<br />felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1-105, C.R.S. .
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<br />36-20-124. License or permit as defense in actions. The fact that a
<br />person holds a license or was issued a permit under this article, or that he has
<br />complied with the requirements established by the director pursuant to this
<br />article, is not admissible as a defense in actions for damages or injunctive relief
<br />brought against him.
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<br />36-20-125. Judicial review. Judicial review of any action of the director or
<br />fmdings of the advisory committee may be had in accordance with the provisions
<br />of section 24-4-106, C.R.S. .
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<br />36-20-126. Penalties~ (1) (al Any person responsible for cjmducting a
<br />weather modification operation without fIrst having procured the required license
<br />and permit and any person who contracts with or pays another person known to
<br />be unlicensed and Wlthout a permit to conduct a weather modification operation
<br />commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1-105,
<br />~R.& .. . .
<br />(b) Any person operating an aircraft conducting a weather modification
<br />operation, which operation has not received the required permit, shall have this
<br />Vlolation reported to the United States department of transportation, federal
<br />aviation administration, by the director.
<br />(2) Any person who makes a false statement in the application for a license
<br />. or permlt, or who fails to file any report as required by this article, or who violates
<br />any other provisions of this article, except as otherwise provided in section 36-20-
<br />123 and subsection (II of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
<br />conviction thereof; shaII be punished by a fme of not more than fIve thousand
<br />dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by
<br />both such fme and imprisonment. Each such violation shall be a separate
<br />offense.
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<br />.36-20-127. Repeal of article. This article is repealed, effective July I,
<br />1996. Prior to such repeal, the function of the issuance of permits for specific
<br />weather modifications operations through the director shall be reviewed as
<br />provided for in section 24-34-104, C.R.S.
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