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B. The following penalties apply to violations of paragraph A. |
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| (1) A person who violates paragraph A commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor | more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| (2) A person who violates paragraph A after having been | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil | violations under this Part within the previous 5-year | period commits a Class E crime. |
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| | Sec. 257. 12 MRSA §12507, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, | Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are repealed and the | following enacted in their place: |
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| | 5.__Requirements. A licensee shall: |
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| A.__Keep a license issued under subsection 2 constantly and | publicly posted in the office or place of business of the | licensee; |
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| B.__Be licensed for each wholesale and retail outlet from | which a person sells fish; |
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| C.__Identify in a manner approved by the commissioner the | name and address of the source of all fish offered for sale | or sold under this section; and |
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| D.__Keep invoices of fish sold and purchased under this | section so that the invoices are available at all times for | inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly | authorized agent. |
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| | 6.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | subsection 5. |
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| A.__A person who violates subsection 5 commits a civil | violation for which a fine__of not less than $100 nor more | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| B.__A person who violates subsection 5 after having been | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | Class E crime. |
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| Each day a person violates subsection 5 is a separate violation. |
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