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knowledge of all the provisions contained in this section and the | | regulations adopted pursuant to this section.__If a trainer is | | prevented from performing the trainer's duties, including | | responsibility for an animal under this subsection, by illness or | | other cause, or is absent from the event where an animal under the | | trainer's care is entered and stabled, the trainer immediately | | shall notify the secretary or general manager of the event.__At the | | time of notification, the trainer shall specify a substitute | | trainer and the substitute trainer shall place the substitute | | trainer's name on the entry blank.__The substitute trainer has the | | same responsibilities as the trainer concerning the condition of an | | animal in that trainer's care. |
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| | | 8.__Administrative hearing; suspension.__In lieu of a civil | | action under subsection 9, the commissioner may institute an | | administrative proceeding on any alleged violation of this | | section.__If the commissioner institutes an administrative | | proceeding, the commissioner shall give notice and an opportunity | | for hearing under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 4.__Upon | | giving notice to a person who is alleged to be in violation of | | this section, the commissioner shall immediately prohibit that | | person from competing in an event within the State.__This | | prohibition remains in effect for 30 days or until the | | commissioner's decision following the hearing is received, | | whichever occurs first, except that the prohibition period is | | extended by any delays of the hearing requested by the person | | against whom the violation is alleged. |
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| | | If the person against whom the violation is alleged does not | | request a hearing or if, after a hearing, the commissioner finds | | the person has committed the violation, the commissioner shall | | prohibit that person from competing in any event within the State | | for a period of 2 years and shall also exclude the animal from | | competing in any event within the State for a period of one year. |
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| | | 9. Civil violations. A person who violates subsection 1, 2 or | | 4 commits a civil violation for which the following may be | | adjudged: |
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| | | A.__For the first violation, a fine of not less than $100 | | nor more than $500; or |
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| | | B.__For a 2nd or subsequent violation, a fine of not less | | than $500 nor more than $1,000. |
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| | | Fines adjudged under this subsection must be deposited in the | | General Fund. |
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| | | 10. Suspension.__When a violation is adjudicated under | | subsection 9, the commissioner shall immediately suspend the |
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