Montana Code Annotated 1995

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     80-4-429. Penalty. (1) Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any provision of parts 4 through 6 of this chapter or rules promulgated under parts 4 through 6 or who impedes, obstructs, hinders, or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent the director or an authorized representative in the performance of a duty under parts 4 through 6 of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed 6 months or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
     (2) A person who refuses to permit inspection of licensed premises, books, accounts, records, or other documents required by parts 4 through 7 of this chapter or who uses a scale weight ticket or purchase contract that fails to satisfy the requirements of parts 4 through 7 of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
     (3) A person acting as a commodity dealer or warehouse operator who knowingly sells warehouse-receipted agricultural commodities that the person is not authorized to sell or who fails to pay for purchased agricultural commodities is guilty of a felony.
     (4) A person exempted from licensure as a commodity dealer under the provisions of 80-4-402(4)(f) who fails to pay in full all amounts due to a commodity dealer for the sale of agricultural commodities is guilty of a felony and is also subject to any additional administrative penalty authorized by this chapter.

     History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 299, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 452, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 337, L. 1995.

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