Alabama Statutes
§ 20-1-5 — Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Orders, Rules, or Regulations
Alabama·Title 20 Food, Drugs and Cosmetics·Ch. 1 Standards, Labeling and Adulteration·Art. 1 General Provisions
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation made or promulgated under authority of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense; provided, however, that any violation of Section 20-1-27(3) or (4) involving 200 units or more of beverage products shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000). For purposes of this section, the term unit shall mean a single, discreet beverage package, or container.
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Legislative History
(Code 1907, §7082; Acts 1915, No. 467, p. 489; Code 1923, §4437; Code 1940, T. 2, §313; Acts 1943, No. 500, p. 470, §8; Acts 1943, No. 501, p. 475, §4; Acts 1947, No. 134, p. 42, §5; Acts 1953, No. 91, p. 134, §10; Acts 1953, No. 475, p. 591, §10; Acts 1953, No. 815, p. 1097; Acts 1955, No. 228, p. 537; Acts 1963, No. 534, p. 1146; Acts 1965, No. 857, p. 1600, §4; Act 2012-472, p. 1302, §1.)
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