{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-17.982","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 17.982","heading":"CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Criminal penalties.\nA person who violates a provision of chapter 25 or 31B for which a penalty has not been prescribed is guilty of a misdemeanor.\nSubd. 2. Administrative penalties.\n(a) The commissioner may, as an alternative to misdemeanor prosecution, impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates a statute or rule enforceable by the commissioner. For a first violation, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. For a second or succeeding violation, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.\n(b) In determining the amount of the administrative penalty the commissioner may consider:\n(1) the willfulness of the violation;\n(2) the gravity of the violation;\n(3) the person's history of past violations;\n(4) the number of violations;\n(5) the economic benefit from the violation; and\n(6) other factors identified in the commissioner's citation.\n(c) For a second or succeeding violation, the commissioner shall determine the amount of a penalty by considering the factors in paragraph (b) and:\n(1) similarity between the violations;\n(2) time elapsed since the last violation; and\n(3) the person's response to the most recent violation.","path":["AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 17. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","ENFORCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAWS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/17.982","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:26Z","sha256":"bfe3237ca61b2a3e9643e890b615cc20acaacf517dfcea04400307f3cf0b7aa7","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-17.981","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-17.983"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}