KRS 217.992: Penalties for violation of KRS 217.005 to 217.215.

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 217.175 shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not less than

one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by

imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both; but if the violation is

committed after a conviction of the person under this section has become final, the

person shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor

more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than

ninety (90) days, or both.

(2) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (1) of this section, for

having violated KRS 217.175(1) or (3) if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking

signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the United

States from whom he received in good faith the article, to the effect that the article

is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of KRS 217.005 to 217.215,

designating KRS 217.005 to 217.215.

(3) No publisher, radio -broadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the dissemination

of an advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the

article to which a false advertisement relates, shall be liab le under this section by

reason of the dissemination by him of the false advertisement, unless he has refused,

on the request of the cabinet to furnish the cabinet the name and post office address

of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller, or advertising agency, residing in the

United States who causes him to disseminate the advertisement.

(4) Any person who operates a retail food establishment, food processing

establishment, food storage warehouse, salvage distributor, or salvage processing

plant, w ithout a permit as provided in KRS 217.005 to 217.215 or who fails to

comply with any regulation adopted thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and

shall on conviction be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100)

nor more than five hu ndred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than

thirty (30) days, or both, but if the violation is committed after a conviction of the

person under this section has become final, the person shall be subject to a fine of

not less than five hundre d dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars

($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

(5) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 217.005 to 217.215, for which a

specific penalty is not otherwise provided, or an y regulation adopted under the

provision of KRS 217.005 to 217.215, or who fails to comply with an order of the

cabinet issued pursuant thereto, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars

($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each day of violation or

noncompliance shall constitute a separate offense.