50. Except in the cases where another penalty is provided for, every person who contravenes this Act, the regulations or an order is liable(a) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $175 nor more than $1 400 in the case of a natural person and not less than $325 nor more than $2 800 in the case of a legal person;
(b) for a subsequent conviction, to a fine of $4 250 in the case of an individual and of $8 500 in the case of a legal person.
In the case of an infringement of subsection 2 of section 2 or of section 14 or 28 or in the case of a milk dealer who pays or agrees to pay a producer a price less than that fixed by the Board, the maximum fine shall be imposed.
1969, c. 45, s. 50; 1982, c. 64, s. 36; 1986, c. 58, s. 83; 1990, c. 4, s. 681; 1991, c. 33, s. 102; 1999, c. 40, s. 221.