Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations

6 The total gravity value in respect of each serious or very serious violation referred to in subsection 5(3) shall be established by

• (a) considering the following criteria:

  • (i) the history of the person who committed the violation in respect of prior violations or convictions as described in column 2 of an item of Part 1 of Schedule 3,

  • (ii) the degree of intention or negligence on the part of the person who committed the violation as described in column 2 of an item of Part 2 of Schedule 3, and

  • (iii) the harm done or that could be done by the violation as described in column 2 of an item of Part 3 of Schedule 3;

• (b) ascribing, for each of the criteria referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (iii), the applicable gravity value that is set out in column 1 of an item of Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 3; and

• (c) adding the values obtained under paragraph (b).