The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 6 : Agriculture
Chapter 102 : Control of Contagious Livestock Diseases
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 1164)-
§ 1164. Civil penalties
(a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter or who commits any of the acts described in section 1163 of this title shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
(b) The Secretary may, in the name of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, obtain a temporary or permanent injunction to restrain a violation of this chapter.
(c) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the Secretary may suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to chapter 63 of this title for any violation of this chapter. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 30, § 3; 2023, No. 6, § 52, eff. July 1, 2023.)
