Sec. K-14. 22 MRSA §2166, as amended by PL 1991, c. 230, §2, is repealed.

Sec. K-15. 22 MRSA §2167, as amended by PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §47, is further amended to read:

§2167. License required

No A person, firm or, corporation or copartnership may not operate a food establishment, food salvage establishment or act as a salvage broker unless licensed for that purpose by the commissioner. In the case of retail food establishments, licenses issued shall must be displayed in a place visible to customers or other persons using a licensed establishment.

In addition to the sanctions authorized in section 2172, any a person, firm or, corporation who or copartnership that violates this licensing requirement or any condition placed on any such a license commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture fine of not more than $500 may be adjudged for each offense and, in addition, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any such license in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter V 5.

Sec. K-16. 22 MRSA §2172, sub-§1, śC, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §49, is amended to read:

C. Any A person, corporation, firm or copartnership that operates any may not operate a food establishment or food salvage establishment without first obtaining a license as required by this chapter must be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, and upon 2nd or subsequent conviction, must be punished by a fine of not less than $100. Each day any person, corporation, firm or copartnership operates without obtaining a license constitutes a separate offense. Violation of this paragraph is a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $100 may be adjudged.__Each day of operation without a license constitutes a separate offense.

Sec. K-17. 22 MRSA §2172, sub-§1, śC-1 is enacted to read: