HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2453

THE SECRETARY SHALL PREPARE ABSTRACTS OF THIS SECTION
AND PROVIDE THEM, ON REQUEST, TO ANY PERSON.

(D)  RIGHT OF ENTRY TO INSPECT AND ENFORCE.

TO ENFORCE ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED OR ORDER
ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE SECRETARY OR A REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE SECRETARY, AT ANY REASONABLE TIME, MAY ENTER AND
INSPECT ANY FACILITY THAT PREPARES FOOD AMD PROVIDES SEATING
FOR PATRONS.

(E)  ORDER TO DISCONTINUE VIOLATION.

(1)  IF THE SECRETARY BELIEVES THAT A PERSON IS
VIOLATING A RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION,
THE SECRETARY SHALL SERVE THE PERSON WITH A WRITTEN ORDER
THAT DIRECTS THE PERSON SERVED TO ABATE THE VIOLATION WITHIN
A TIME SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER.

(2)  THE SECRETARY SHALL GIVE ANY PERSON SERVED
WITH AN ORDER UNDER THIS SECTION AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
HEARING BEFORE THE SECRETARY. THE PERSON SERVED MAY BE
REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING BY COUNSEL.

(3)  AFTER A HEARING UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
SECRETARY MAY AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR WITHDRAW THE ORDER.

(4)  AFTER THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER FOR
ABATING THE VIOLATION, A PERSON WHO IS SERVED WITH AN ORDER
UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT VIOLATE THAT ORDER.

(F)  PENALTIES.

(1)  A PERSON WHO REFUSES ACCESS TO THE SECRETARY
OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY OR WHO IN ANY WAY
INTERFERES WITH THE EXERCISE OF THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY
UNDER THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500 FOR EACH
OFFENSE.

(2)  A PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION (E)(4) OF
THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS
SUBJECT TO:

(I)  FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $250;

(II)  FOR A SECOND OFFENSE, A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $500; OR

(III)  FOR A THIRD OFFENSE OR AN OFFENSE
SUBSEQUENT TO THE THIRD OFFENSE, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000
OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR BOTH.

(G) LIABILITY.