Any person who digs or makes an excavation in the paved portion of a street, road or highway without first obtaining a permit as required by section 2507, or who has obtained a permit and disturbs a greater area of surface than the permit specifies, commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $25 may be adjudged for each offense.   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]