1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars. The department shall impose, assess, and collect the civil penalty. Each day that a continuing violation occurs may be considered a separate offense.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 204.12

  • Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 204.2
  • Fund: means the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund created in section 203D. See Iowa Code 203D.1
  • Licensee: means a person who obtains a hemp license from the department under this chapter. See Iowa Code 204.2
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • program: means the program that may be established by the department to allow a licensee to correct certain violations of this chapter as provided in section 204. See Iowa Code 204.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a civil penalty shall not be imposed, assessed, or collected against a licensee who is participating in or has successfully completed the negligent violation program pursuant to section 204.15.
 3. All civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.
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