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(1) Any person, firm, or corporation operating any public gin in this state as defined in § 2-20-201 who shall fail or refuse to gin cotton as required by §§ 2-20-202 and 2-20-203 shall be guilty of a violation.
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(2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
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(3) Each violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
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(b) In addition to the fine, the offender shall be liable for double damages to the person aggrieved in a civil action.
