{"data":{"id":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-6508","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"3 Pa.C.S. § 6508","heading":"Civil penalties.","body":"(a) Retail food facilities licensed by the department.--For retail food facilities licensed under Subchapter A of Chapter 57 (relating to retail food facility safety) by the department, and in addition to proceeding under any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any order issued pursuant thereto, the department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $300 for the first offense or not to exceed $1,000 for subsequent offenses upon a person or retail food facility for each offense. No civil penalty shall be assessed unless the person charged has been given notice and opportunity for a hearing on the charge in accordance with law.\n(b) Retail food facilities licensed by other licensor.--For retail food facilities licensed under Subchapter A of Chapter 57 by a licensor that is not the department, penalties under this chapter shall be established by the licensor.","path":["Title 3 - AGRICULTURE","PART VII QUALITY AND LABELING","CHAPTER 65 FOOD EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=03\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=65\u0026sctn=8\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 3 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:13Z","sha256":"b4596dbb3f22b5df207776b499147bf7629605dfbe06a96c7ed0a4ea38f523c2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-6507","next":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-6509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}