{"data":{"id":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-5506","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"10 V.S.A. § 5506","heading":"Administrative penalties; referral for criminal enforcement","body":"(a) The Secretary may assess the following administrative penalties for a violation of a provision of this chapter:\n(1) For a first offense, a person shall be assessed an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000.00 nor less than $400.00.\n(2) For a second offense or subsequent offense, a person shall be assessed an administrative penalty of not more than $4,000.00 nor less than $2,000.00.\n(b) Instead of bringing an environmental enforcement action for a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, the Secretary may refer a violation of this chapter to the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife for criminal enforcement under section 4518 of this title.","path":["Title 10: Conservation and Development","Chapter 124: Trade in Covered Animal Parts or Products"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/124/05506","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:40:50Z","sha256":"a7a94d7e4f22c8300e4d336125bfc3aed32d89f32a09a213515e4f8ff8d59d83","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-5505","next":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-5507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}