Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2498, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. X, §3, is further amended to read:

C. Any person, corporation, firm or copartnership that operates any eating establishment, eating and lodging place, lodging place, recreational camp or camping area without first obtaining a license as required by this chapter must be punished, upon conviction adjudication of unlicensed operation, by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200, and upon a 2nd or subsequent conviction, adjudication of unlicensed operation must be punished by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500. Each day any such person, corporation, firm or copartnership operates without obtaining a license constitutes a separate offense.

SUMMARY

This bill sets a maximum on the penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services on any eating establishment, eating and lodging place, lodging place, recreational camp or camping area that operates without the required license upon a 2nd or subsequent adjudication finding of unlicensed operation.