Last updated: June 10, 2024
Penalties
Sales Restrictions
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of the sales restrictions are subject to different penalties depending upon the risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussion of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender, whether the offender is a minor, and the offender’s recidivism.
The range of penalties includes: (1) fines from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas, depending on the severity of the offense; (2) a written warning; (3) temporary suspension of activities; (4) closure of the establishment; and (5) seizure of the product or articles affecting public health.
Location-based Sales Restrictions
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of location-based sales restrictions are subject to different penalties depending upon the risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussion of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender, whether the offender is a minor, and the offender’s recidivism.
The range of penalties includes: (1) fines from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas, depending on the severity of the offense; (2) a written warning; (3) temporary suspension of activities; (4) closure of the establishment; and (5) seizure of the product or articles affecting public health.
Minimum Retail Package Size
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of the minimum retail package size are subject to different penalties depending upon the risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussion of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender, whether the offender is a minor, and the offender’s recidivism.
The range of penalties includes: (1) fines from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas, depending on the severity of the offense; (2) a written warning; (3) temporary suspension of activities; (4) closure of the establishment; and (5) seizure of the product or articles affecting public health.
Minimum Legal Sales Age
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of the ban on sales to persons below the age of 18 are punishable by different penalties depending upon the risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussion of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender, whether the offender is a minor, and the offender’s recidivism.
The range of penalties includes: (1) fines from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas, depending on the severity of the offense; (2) a written warning; (3) temporary suspension of activities; (4) closure of the establishment; and (5) seizure of the product or articles affecting public health.
