Violations. — Delaware Code § 2118
Delaware Code § 2118 — Violations.. Reproduced from the official Delaware Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2118. Violations.
(a) If it shall appear from the examination of any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner that any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and published regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the Secretary shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor, or possessor from whom said sample was taken, and any person so notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary. If it appears after such hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so notified, that any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the Secretary may certify the fact to the Attorney General.
(b) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall be punished in the discretion of the Superior Court, which shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over offenses under this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Secretary or the Secretary’s representative to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings as a result of minor violations of this chapter when the Secretary believes that the public interests will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.
(e) The Secretary is hereby authorized to apply for and the Court of Chancery is authorized to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Injunctions shall be issued without bond.
3 Del. C. 1953, § 2118; 58 Del. Laws, c. 157; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 140, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 17;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Delaware Code § 2118
- Jurisdiction: Delaware
- Code: Delaware Code
- Subject: Violations.
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