 Violators are subject to a $50 fine or up to 15 days in the county jail or both if convicted. ConocoPhillips is suing the U.S. Interior Department over a new rule that restricts drilling activity on a large portion of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, the oil company and the North Slope Borough Regional Government site, a recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that now limits federal agency rulemaking.