(a) The operation or maintenance of a hospice program in violation of this Act, or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department, is declared a public nuisance inimical to the public welfare. The Director, in the name of the people of the State, through the Attorney General or the State’s Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs, may in addition to other remedies herein provided bring action for an injunction to restrain such violation or to enjoin the future operation or maintenance of any such hospice program.
     (b) Any person opening, conducting or maintaining a hospice program without a license issued pursuant to this Act shall be guilty of a business offense punishable by a fine of $10,000, and each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense.