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1, chapter 13, subchapter 1 to the contrary, records pertaining to | | transportation permits required to be kept by the Wild Blueberry | | Commission of Maine under this section are confidential to the | | extent necessary to preserve the identity of parties to individual | | business transactions.__The confidential status does not apply when | | records kept by the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine are needed | | as evidence in a proceeding to enforce a provision of section 4314 | | or this section or in a prosecution for a violation of any other | | criminal law. |
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| | | Sec. U-8. 36 MRSA §4315, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 511, §23, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 3.__Violation.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who transports wild blueberries in violation of | | this section commits a Class E crime.__Violation of this | | paragraph is a strict liability crime as defined in Title | | 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates any other provision of this | | section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not | | more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | Sec. U-9. 36 MRSA §4362-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 458, §3, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 4.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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| | | A.__A distributor who imports into this State any cigarettes | | without holding a distributor's license issued by the | | assessor pursuant to this section commits a civil violation | | for which a fine of not less than $250 and not more than | | $500 must be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A distributor who violates paragraph A after having been | | previously adjudicated as violating paragraph A commits a | | civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and | | not more than $1,000 must be adjudged for each subsequent | | violation. |
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| | | C.__A distributor who sells at wholesale, offers for sale at | | wholesale or possesses with intent to sell at wholesale any | | cigarettes without holding a distributor's license issued by | | the assessor pursuant to this section commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $250 and not | | more than $500 must be adjudged. |
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