573.190 - Penalties. - Nevada Statutes

573.190  Penalties.

      1.  Any person who operates a public livestock auction without a license required by this chapter, or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal penalty, shall pay to the Department an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 per violation. If an administrative fine is imposed pursuant to this section, the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney’s fees, may be recovered by the Department.

      2.  Each day’s operation in which livestock is sold or exchanged at any unlicensed public livestock auction constitutes a separate offense.

      [10:78:1947; 1943 NCL § 3825.11]—(NRS A 1961, 555; 1965, 387; 1993, 900; 1995, 548; 1999, 3698)