69.04.980 - Transport of bulk foods -- Penalties.

Transport of bulk foods — Penalties.

A person who knowingly transports a cargo in violation of RCW 69.04.955 or who knowingly causes a cargo to be transported in violation of RCW 69.04.955 is subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the director of agriculture, for each such violation as follows:

     (1) For a person's first violation or first violation in a period of five years, not more than five thousand dollars;

     (2) For a person's second or subsequent violation within five years of a previous violation, not more than ten thousand dollars.

     The director shall impose the penalty by an order which is subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.

     The director shall, wherever practical, secure the assistance of other public agencies, including but not limited to the department of health, the utilities and transportation commission, and the state patrol, in identifying and investigating potential violations of RCW 69.04.955.

[1990 c 202 § 7.]