§141-7  General penalty.  (a)  Anyperson violating any of the provisions of chapters 141, 142, or 144 to 149A,for which violation a penalty is not otherwise provided, or violating any ruleof the department of agriculture, or any master of any vessel which brings intothe State any article which the department at any time shall prohibit frombeing imported into the State, or the master of any vessel from which is landedany article required in chapters 141, 142, or 144 to 149A to be inspected,before the master has received a permit to land the articles from thedepartment or its officer or inspector, as provided by chapters 141, 142, and144 to 149A, shall be fined not more than $500.

(b)  When any landowner or land occupier failsto cooperate with the department in its pest control or eradication programs,the department may proceed with its program at the expense of the landowner orland occupier.  Any person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted by thedepartment pursuant to section 141-3 shall be fined not less than $100 nor morethan $500 for the first offense, and not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000for each offense thereafter. [L 1903, c 44, §16; am L 1905, c 82, §3; am L1907, c 112, §1; RL 1925, §644; RL 1935, §240; RL 1945, §1031; RL 1955, §18-18;am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §141-7; gen ch 1985; am L1986, c 339, §7; am L 1992, c 72, §3]