(a)
(1) Any seller who fails to file a report, collect an assessment, or remit any assessment when due shall pay a penalty not to exceed five percent (5%) of the amount of the assessment that should have been collected or remitted, plus an additional penalty not to exceed one percent (1%) of the amount of the assessment that should have been collected or remitted for each month of delay, or fraction of a month, after the first month the report was required to be filed or the assessment became due.
(2) The penalty shall be paid to the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration and shall be disposed of in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of an assessment as provided in this chapter.
(b) The director shall collect the penalties levied in this section, together with the delinquent assessment, by any or all of the following methods:
(1) Voluntary payment; or
(2) Legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking any remedies available, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief to enjoin any seller owing the assessment or penalties from engaging in business as a seller of catfish feed until the amount of the assessment due and all penalties are paid.
(c) Any person required to pay the assessment provided for in this chapter who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises or any book, record, or other document relating to the liability of the person for the assessment imposed or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent the inspection shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
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