2-2909. Penalties for violations; jurisdiction.
2-2909
2-2909. Penalties for violations; jurisdiction.
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this act or any rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100)
for the first violation and not less than one hundred dollars
($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring the secretary or his
or her authorized agents to report violations of this act for prosecution or for
the institution of seizure proceedings when he or she believes that the
public interest will best be served by a suitable written warning.
The district courts of this state shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations
of this act by injunction without any criminal proceeding being first initiated.
History: L. 1976, ch. 3, § 9; July 1.