; tampering (1) In general A person who knowingly carries out any of the following actions shall, upon an initial conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, and, upon a subsequent conviction, be fined not more than $20,000, imprisoned for not more than 4 years, or both: (A) Make a false material statement, representation, or certification in, or omit or conceal material information from, or unlawfully alter, any mining claim, notice of location, application, record, report, plan, or other documents filed or required to be maintained under this Act. (B) Falsify, tamper with, render inaccurate, or fail to install any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this Act. (2) Separate violations Each day of continuing violation may be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment under paragraph (1). (g) Mineral activities without a permit (1) In general A person that knowingly carries out any of the following actions shall, upon an initial conviction, be fined not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, and, upon a subsequent conviction, be fined not less than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 6 years, or both: (A) Engage in mineral activities without a permit required under title II. (B) Violate any other requirement of a permit issued under this Act, or any condition or limitation thereof. (2) Separate violations Each day of continuing violation shall be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment under paragraph (1). (h) Knowing and willful violations A person that knowingly and willfully commits an act for which a civil penalty is provided in subsection (g)(1)(A) shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both. (i) Person defined In this section, the term person includes any officer, agent, or employee of a person. 508. Regulations (a) In general The Secretary and the Secretary of