(1) At the option and expense of the owner or owners or their responsible agents, potatoes shipped into or planted in the isolation district in violation of this chapter may be returned to the point of origin or destroyed. Destruction will be done in a manner that safeguards pathogen dispersal as approved by the department and shall be monitored by the department.

(2) Anyone violating the terms of this chapter or chapter 16-482 WAC may be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties as provided in law.