§ 81-8-235 — Penalties For Financial Violations

81-8-235 . Penalties for financial violations. (1) A person found, after notice and hearing, to be in violation of 81-8-234 shall be assessed a civil penalty by the department of not less than $100 or more than $5,000 or have the person's license or certificate suspended or revoked, or both.
(2) A person found, after notice and hearing, to have committed a subsequent violation of 81-8-234 after the department has assessed a penalty pursuant to subsection (1) shall be fined not less than $250 or more than $5,000 and have the person's license or certificate suspended or revoked.
(3) A person, whether or not licensed under this part, who issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository in payment for a livestock purchase knowing that it will not be paid by the depository is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or be fined not more than $10,000, or both. If the person has an account with the depository, failure to make good the check or other order within 5 days after written notice of nonpayment has been received by the issuer is prima facie evidence that the person knew it would not be paid by the depository.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 7, Ch. 566, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 52, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2677, Ch. 56, L. 2009.