(b) In enforcing this article, the board may:(1) seek injunctive relief;(2) issue an order of compliance notifying the commercial dog breeder, commercial dog broker, retail pet store, animal care facility, or animal rescue operation of a violation and requiring corrective action by a certain date; and(3) impose a civil penalty of not more than:(A) five hundred dollars ($500) for a knowing violation;(B) one thousand dollars ($1,000) for an intentional violation; and(C) five thousand dollars ($5,000) for knowingly or intentionally violating an injunction.(c) The board may assess a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day for each day a violation is not corrected, plus payment to the board for the costs incurred by the board as a direct consequence of prosecution of the violation. All civil penalties under this section shall be deposited in the commercial dog breeder and broker fund established by IC 15-21-3-3.(d) The board may seek an injunction to prohibit a commercial dog breeder from enalties under this section shall be deposited in the commercial dog breeder and broker fund established by IC 15-21-3-3.(d) The board may seek an injunction to prohibit a commercial dog breeder from registering with the board for not more than three (3) years.(e) Subsection (a) does not prohibit the board from assisting a law enforcement agency in a criminal investigation.As added by P.L.111-2009, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.4-2024, SEC.30.
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