When an administrative hearing is held, the hearing officer, upon determination of a violation of this Act or rules or regulations promulgated under it, may levy the following administrative monetary penalties:

1. (1) $50 for failure to register annually with the Department.
2. (2) $50 for failure to post registration number in the apiary.
3. (3) $50 for transporting bees intrastate without a permit.
4. (4) $100 for maintaining hives that cannot be readily inspected.
5. (5) $100 for transporting bees interstate without a permit.
6. (6) $500 for failure to abate colonies infected with bee diseases or exotic strains of bees.
7. (7) $500 for violation of a quarantine.

8. (8) $100 for any other violation of this Act.

   In the case of a second or subsequent violation within 3 years of the first offense, the penalty shall be doubled.

(Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 1-1-96.)