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217.992 Penalties for violation of KRS 217.005 to 217.215.
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(2)
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(4)
(5)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 217.175 shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both; but if the
violation is committed after a conviction of the person under this section has
become final, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment
for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (1) of this section, for
having violated KRS 217.175(1) or (3) if he establishes a guaranty or
undertaking signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person
residing in the United States from whom he received in good faith the article, to
the effect that the article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of
KRS 217.005 to 217.215, designating KRS 217.005 to 217.215.
No publisher, radio-broadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the
dissemination of an advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer,
distributor, or seller of the article to which a false advertisement relates, shall
be liable under this section by reason of the dissemination by him of the false
advertisement, unless he has refused, on the request of the cabinet to furnish
the cabinet the name and post office address of the manufacturer, packer,
distributor, seller, or advertising agency, residing in the United States who
causes him to disseminate the advertisement.
Any person who operates a retail food establishment, food processing
establishment, food storage warehouse, salvage distributor, or salvage
processing plant, without a permit as provided in KRS 217.005 to 217.215 or
who fails to comply with any regulation adopted thereto shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall on conviction be subject to a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by
imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both, but if the violation is
committed after a conviction of the person under this section has become final,
the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500)
nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more
than ninety (90) days, or both.
Any person who violates any provision of KRS 217.005 to 217.215, for which a
specific penalty is not otherwise provided, or any regulation adopted under the
provision of KRS 217.005 to 217.215, or who fails to comply with an order of
the cabinet issued pursuant thereto, shall be fined not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each day of violation
or noncompliance shall constitute a separate offense.
Effective:July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 8, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1960
Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 23, effective June 16, 1960.
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