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| A person who violates a provision of this Act for which no other | | criminal penalty is provided by this chapter, upon conviction is | | subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not | | more than $1,000, or both.__If a violation involves intent to | | defraud or any distribution or attempted distribution of an article | | that is adulterated, except as defined in section 2511-A, | | subsection 1, paragraph H, the person is subject to a fine of not | | more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or | | both.__A person is not subject to penalties under this section for | | receiving for transportation an article or animal in violation of | | this chapter if the receipt was made in good faith, unless that | | person refuses to furnish on the request of a representative of the | | commissioner the name and address of the person from whom that | | person received the article or animal and copies of all documents | | pertaining to the delivery of the article or animal to that person. |
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| | | This chapter may not be construed as requiring the | | commissioner to report minor violations of this chapter for | | prosecution or for the institution of libel or injunction | | proceedings if the commissioner believes that the public interest | | is adequately served by a suitable written notice of warning. |
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| | | §2527.__Powers of commissioner |
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| | | 1.__Powers.__The commissioner has the authority: |
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| | | A.__To investigate from time to time and to gather and | | compile information concerning the organization, business, | | conduct, practices, management and relationship to other | | persons of a person engaged in intrastate commerce; and |
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| | | B.__By general or special orders, to require a person | | engaged in intrastate commerce to file with the | | commissioner, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, | | annual or special reports or answers in writing to specific | | questions, furnishing to the commissioner information the | | commissioner requires as to the organization, business, | | conduct, practices, management and relationship to other | | persons of the person filing the reports or answers in | | writing.__The reports and answers must be made under oath as | | the commissioner prescribes and must be filed with the | | commissioner within a period the commissioner prescribes, | | unless additional time is granted by the commissioner. |
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| | | 2.__Witnesses and evidence.__For the purposes of this chapter, | | at all reasonable times the commissioner must have access to and | | the right to copy any documentary evidence of a person being | | investigated or proceeded against and may, in a |
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