| 4.__Civil penalties.__Subject to such regulations as may be |
| prescribed by the state gaming agency, the state gaming agency |
| may levy and collect appropriate civil penalties, not to |
| exceed $25,000 per violation, against the tribal gaming |
| operator or any gaming services enterprise subject to section |
| 6306, subsection 1 for any violation of this subchapter or |
| standard of operation adopted under this subchapter.__A |
| penalty may not be levied under this subsection except upon a |
| written complaint delivered by the state gaming agency to the |
| tribal gaming operator and, if applicable, the affected gaming |
| services enterprise, with a copy in each case to the tribal |
| gaming agency, stating in common and concise language the |
| alleged acts or omissions that provide the basis for such |
| penalty and the specific statutory provisions alleged to have |
| been violated.__The state gaming agency shall, by rule, |
| provide an opportunity for appeal and hearing before the state |
| gaming agency of any penalty levied by the state gaming agency |
| under this subsection.__A decision of the state gaming agency |
| to levy a civil penalty under this subsection, following any |
| such review, constitutes final agency action subject to |
| judicial review in the manner provided by the Maine |
| Administrative Procedure Act. |