Minnesota § 17.982 CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Minnesota Statutes

§ 17.982 — CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Minnesota § 17.982

PartAGRICULTURE

Ch. 17DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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Minn. Stat. § 17.982 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Criminal penalties. A person who violates a provision of chapter 25 or 31B for which a penalty has not been prescribed is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2.Administrative penalties.

(a)The commissioner may, as an alternative to misdemeanor prosecution, impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates a statute or rule enforceable by the commissioner. For a first violation, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. For a second or succeeding violation, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.

(b)In determining the amount of the administrative penalty the commissioner may consider:

(1)the willfulnes

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Subdivision 1.Criminal penalties.
A person who violates a provision of chapter 25 or 31B for which a penalty has not been prescribed is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.Administrative penalties.
(a) The commissioner may, as an alternative to misdemeanor prosecution, impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates a statute or rule enforceable by the commissioner. For a first violation, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. For a second or succeeding violation, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.
(b) In determining the amount of the administrative penalty the commissioner may consider:
(1) the willfulness of the violation;
(2) the gravity of the violation;
(3) the person's history of past violations;
(4) the number of violations;
(5) the economic benefit from the violation; and
(6) other factors identified in the commissioner's citation.
(c) For a second or succeeding violation, the commissioner shall determine the amount of a penalty by considering the factors in paragraph (b) and:
(1) similarity between the violations;
(2) time elapsed since the last violation; and
(3) the person's response to the most recent violation.