1. A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to:

   1. 1. Operate as a livestock dealer without a valid livestock dealer license;
   2. 2. Conduct a livestock special sale without a valid permit issued by the State Board of Agriculture for the time and place of the sale; and
   3. 3. Otherwise violate the Livestock Dealers Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the Livestock Dealers Act.
2. B. It shall be a misdemeanor for any livestock dealer to fail to provide the Board with adequate records and other information to trace the origin of livestock in each consignment delivered to the livestock auction market.
3. C. After a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, the State Board of Agriculture has the authority to impose a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the first offense, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for the second offense and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each succeeding offense on every person operating or conducting a livestock auction market.
4. D. Any person engaging in business as a livestock dealer after the license of such person has been revoked, suspended or nonrenewed, or at any time such person has violated the provisions of the Livestock Dealers Act or any rule or order issued pursuant thereto, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor exceeding one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of such violation shall be a separate offense.

Laws 1982, HB 1884, c. 129, § 2, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2988, c. 185, § 12, eff. November 1, 1996.