Administrative fines, enforcement, seizure

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  • (a) Upon previous notice and an opportunity for a fair hearing, the Director may impose administrative fines of not less than $25 or more than $100 for each violation of the provisions of this subchapter or regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter. To accomplish the purposes of this subsection, the Director may issue a summons requiring an individual to appear at an administrative hearing. The powers contained in this subsection are granted to the Director without power to delegate. A decision to impose an administrative fine hereunder shall be subject to judicial review by filing with the Superior Court a notice of appeal within 30 days after the date of entry of said decision.

  • (b) The Director is vested with special police powers with respect to the enforcement of this subchapter and any other acts dealing with weights and measures that he is or may be empowered to enforce. He may seize, for use as evidence, without formal warrant, incorrect or unsealed weights or measures or amounts or packages of commodities found to be used, retained, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in violation of law. In the performance of his official duties, he may enter and go into or upon, without formal warrant, any structure or premises for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. The powers and duties given to and imposed upon the Director by this subchapter are given to and imposed upon Deputy Directors and Inspectors when acting under the instructions and at the direction of the Director.


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