A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for civil penalties for violations of the poultry products inspection act.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑549.59 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1)	The Commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) against any person who violates a provision of this Article or any rule adopted under this Article. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Commissioner shall consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation. The clear proceeds of civil penalties assessed pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C‑457.2."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective 1 October 2007 and applies to penalties assessed on or after that date.