La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXVII-217

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXVII-217 - Civil Penalties

A. Any claimant or licensee who has been found in an adjudicatory hearing to be in violation of the provisions of this Subchapter shall be subject to the following civil penalties.

B. Any claimant or licensee who knew or should have known that he was providing the commission with false information regarding a claim may be denied payment of the claim on that basis.

C. Any claimant or licensee who knew or should have known that he was providing the commission with false information regarding a claim, or regarding any other matters pertaining to the fund, shall be subject to a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. Each day the false information is with the commission without correction shall be considered a separate violation.

D. Any licensee who intentionally refuses or fails to collect the assessment or refuses to remit the collected assessment to the commission shall be subject to a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. Each day the assessment is not collected shall be a separate violation. Each day the collected assessment is not remitted to the commission shall be a separate violation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXVII-217

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro-Consumer Services, Agricultural Commodities Commission, LR 35:631 (April 2009), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Agricultural Commodities Commission, LR 37:512 (February 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3410.2.