Pennsylvania § 6508 Civil penalties

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6508 — Civil penalties

Pennsylvania § 6508

Title 3AGRICULTURE

PartPART VII

Ch. 65FOOD EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION

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3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6508 (2026).

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(a)Retail food facilities licensed by the department.--For retail food facilities licensed under Subchapter A of Chapter 57 (relating to retail food facility safety) by the department, and in addition to proceeding under any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any order issued pursuant thereto, the department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $300 for the first offense or not to exceed $1,000 for subsequent offenses upon a person or retail food facility for each offense. No civil penalty shall be assessed unless the person charged has been given notice and opportunity for a hearing on the charge in accordance with law.

(b)Retail food facilities licensed by other licensor.--For reta

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(a) Retail food facilities licensed by the department.--For retail food facilities licensed under Subchapter A of Chapter 57 (relating to retail food facility safety) by the department, and in addition to proceeding under any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any order issued pursuant thereto, the department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $300 for the first offense or not to exceed $1,000 for subsequent offenses upon a person or retail food facility for each offense. No civil penalty shall be assessed unless the person charged has been given notice and opportunity for a hearing on the charge in accordance with law.

(b) Retail food facilities licensed by other licensor.--For retail food facilities licensed under Subchapter A of Chapter 57 by a licensor that is not the department, penalties under this chapter shall be established by the licensor.