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Monday, October 2, 1972
FINES IMPOSED ON OPERATORS OF UNLICENSED FOOD BUSINESSES
The Urban Services Department today reiterated its determination
to clamp down on unlicensed food businesses in urban areas to safeguard public
health.
A spokesman said the department would continue to request the court
to impose daily fines on illegal food business operators as a deterrent against
this public health hazard.
He cited two recent cases in which the court imposed a daily fine,
in addition to a lump-sum fine, on the convicted operator.
In one case, the offender was fined $800 for failing to comply with
a court order to close down his illegal restaurant, and another $100 for
running the business without a licence. In addition, the court imposed a daily
fine of $5 for 40 days.
The other offender was fined $250 for running an illegal restaurant,
plus a daily fine of $5 for 71 days. He was also fined $150 for failing to
keep the food room clean.
The spokesman said that in order to discourage the continuous
operation of unlicensed food business, it was necessary to impose heavy fines
which really hurt the pockets of the offenders.
The Food Business By-laws stipulate that anyone found guilty of an
offence under these by-laws is liable to a maximum fine of $2,000 and three
months imprisonment.
If the offence is a continous one, the offender is liable, in addition
to the fixed penalty, to a fine of $50 for each day during which the illegal
business is found operating.
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