- A. Any person violating any provision or requirement of the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted by the board pursuant to that act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
- B. In addition to any other penalties imposed by the Pesticide Control Act, any person who willfully or repeatedly violates any provision of that act may be assessed by the court a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
- C. The board may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of the Pesticide Control Act or any regulation made pursuant thereto in a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the violation occurs or is about to occur.
- D. The department, acting as a law enforcement officer, is authorized to file a criminal complaint in a magistrate court for violations of the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant thereto and shall not be required to pay the docket fee.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-25-34, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 366, § 34; 1979, ch. 394, § 13.
ANNOTATIONS
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 Am. Jur. 2d Agriculture §§ 42, 50, 51.
3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 7.