Article 51 Whoever violates Article 32 of the present Law by imitating the quality marks on an agricultural product shall be ordered to make correction, his illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and he shall be fined not less than 2,000 yuan and not more than 20,000 yuan.
Article 52 The penalties prescribed in Article 44, Articles 47 through 49, Paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 50 and Article 51 of the present Law shall be decided by the administrative department of agriculture of the people's government at the county level or above; while the penalties prescribed in Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 of Article 50 shall be decided by the administrative department for industry and commerce.
If any law has different provisions on an administrative penalty or the organ who has the power to make penalty, such provisions shall prevail, but the same illegal act shall not be penalized for twice or more.
Article 53 If someone violates the present Law and has committed a crime, investigations shall be conducted to determine his criminal liabilities in light of the law.
Article 54 If anyone who produces or sells the agricultural products enumerated in Article 33 of the present Law and causes any damages to the consumers, it shall undertake liabilities for compensation in light of the law.
If any on-sale agricultural product in an agricultural product wholesale market is under the circumstance prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the consumers may claim to the agricultural product wholesale market for compensation; if the producer or seller is held liable, the agricultural product wholesale market shall have the right to make recourse. The consumers concerned may also directly claim to the producer or seller of the agricultural products for compensation. Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions Article 55 The administration on live pig slaughtering shall be carried out in light of the relevant provisions of the state. Article 56 The present Law shall go into effect as of November 1, 2006. (Source: www.fdi.gov.cn)
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