79-22-29 - Penalties.
§ 79-22-29. Penalties.
Any person violating this chapter or any regulation of the department issued under this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation nor less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). In the case of a violation involving the marketing of non-cultured game fish, each fish is counted as a separate violation. When necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter, in addition to all other remedies in law or equity, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may petition the chancery court for an injunction to prevent any violation of the provisions of this chapter, or the continuance of any such violation, or to enforce compliance herewith. The chancery court is hereby vested with authority to enter jurisdiction on any such petition to determine the cause and to issue process as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting any aquaculture facility from local, state or federal requirements applicable to such facilities.
Sources: Laws, 1988, ch. 481, § 15; Laws, 1993, ch. 457, § 9, eff from and after July 1, 1993.