Section 640.80  Penalty

a)         Violation is a petty offense (see 520 ILCS 5/3.1-3).

b)         Any person found guilty of operating as an outfitter without an outfitter's permit, or of failure to pay the appropriate permit fees, shall, in addition to any criminal penalties, be assessed a civil penalty of three times the amount that should have been paid.  This penalty is payable to the Department and no outfitter permit shall be issued to any person found owing appropriate fees, nor to any organization or business entity of which such person is an officer, agent or employee until the penalty is paid in full.