La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3252
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Violations, enforcement
Official statutory text
f this Chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.
(19) The sale of a restricted use pesticide by a person who does not hold the appropriate certification or who is not under the direct supervision of a person who holds the appropriate certification.
(20) The purchase of a restricted use pesticide by a person who does not hold the appropriate certification.
(21) Any evasion of payment of any fines legally imposed by the commissioner.
B. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation of any of the prohibitions in Subsection A of this Section. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense. In addition to civil penalties, the commissioner may assess the proportionate costs of the adjudicatory hearing against the offender. The commissioner by rule shall determine the amount of costs to be assessed.
C. The commissioner may suspend or revoke any license or certificate issued under the authority of this Part, or impose probation on any person who holds a license or certificate, for any violation of any of the prohibitions in Subsection A of this Section.
D. Civil penalties may be assessed, licenses and certificates may be suspended or revoked, and probation may be imposed, only by a ruling of the commissioner based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of Section 3214 of this Chapter.
E. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.
F. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Acts 1983, No. 130, §1; Acts 1985, No. 166, §1; Acts 1986, No. 509, §1.
(19) The sale of a restricted use pesticide by a person who does not hold the appropriate certification or who is not under the direct supervision of a person who holds the appropriate certification.
(20) The purchase of a restricted use pesticide by a person who does not hold the appropriate certification.
(21) Any evasion of payment of any fines legally imposed by the commissioner.
B. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation of any of the prohibitions in Subsection A of this Section. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense. In addition to civil penalties, the commissioner may assess the proportionate costs of the adjudicatory hearing against the offender. The commissioner by rule shall determine the amount of costs to be assessed.
C. The commissioner may suspend or revoke any license or certificate issued under the authority of this Part, or impose probation on any person who holds a license or certificate, for any violation of any of the prohibitions in Subsection A of this Section.
D. Civil penalties may be assessed, licenses and certificates may be suspended or revoked, and probation may be imposed, only by a ruling of the commissioner based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of Section 3214 of this Chapter.
E. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.
F. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Acts 1983, No. 130, §1; Acts 1985, No. 166, §1; Acts 1986, No. 509, §1.
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