Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, society or association who shall operate or conduct a narcotic and substance use disorder treatment center without first obtaining the certificate of approval required by this act, or who shall operate such establishment after revocation or suspension of a certificate of approval, shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each day of operation in violation hereof for the first offense and for any subsequent offense shall be liable to a penalty of $50 for each day of operation in violation hereof.
The penalties authorized by this section shall be recovered in a summary proceeding instituted by the Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L. 1999, c. 274(C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Money penalties, when recovered, shall be payable to the General State Fund.
N.J.S. § 26:2G-28