Montana Code 81-8-235. Penalties for financial violations
81-8-235. Penalties for financial violations. (1) A person found, after notice and hearing, to be in violation of 81-8-234 shall be assessed a civil penalty by the department of not less than $100 or more than $5,000 or have the person’s license or certificate suspended or revoked, or both.
Terms Used In Montana Code 81-8-235
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the department of livestock provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 31. See Montana Code 81-8-213
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Livestock: means cattle, calves, hogs, pigs, horses, mules, sheep, lambs, and goats. See Montana Code 81-8-213
- Person: means an individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation. See Montana Code 81-8-213
(2)A person found, after notice and hearing, to have committed a subsequent violation of 81-8-234 after the department has assessed a penalty pursuant to subsection (1) shall be fined not less than $250 or more than $5,000 and have the person’s license or certificate suspended or revoked.
(3)A person, whether or not licensed under this part, who issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository in payment for a livestock purchase knowing that it will not be paid by the depository is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or be fined not more than $10,000, or both. If the person has an account with the depository, failure to make good the check or other order within 5 days after written notice of nonpayment has been received by the issuer is prima facie evidence that the person knew it would not be paid by the depository.