Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:8-17.29 or the orders, rules and regulation of the State Board of Agriculture as adopted in this chapter, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:8-17.29, or who prevents or hinders a representative of the Department of Agriculture in performing his or her duty under N.J.S.A. 4:8-17.29, shall be deemed guilty of a violation and shall pay a penalty of not less than $ 500.00 nor more than $ 1,000 for the first offense, and not less than $ 1,000 nor more than $ 5,000 for the second, or each subsequent offense committed within a 12-month period. These penalty amounts supersede the penalty amounts set forth by N.J.S.A. 4:8-17.29 as of July 21, 2003.
N.J. Admin. Code § 2:21-10.1