The Act also increases fines and specifies jail time for some violations.

Another way to reduce youth smoking is to increase fines on businesses that sell tobacco to children.

According to McDermott there is now the power and the appetite to increase fines.

The stepped-up enforcement program will allow the city to increase fines against repeat offenders.

Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a law increasing fines for violations by amusement park operators.

Would increase fines for the illegal transportation of horses.

Would increase fines for sales of cigarettes to minors.

Congress recently increased such fines to $6,000 for each day of violation, the commission said.

He also supports a proposal to increase fines for railroad trespassing.

This encouraged the marshals to increase fines, rather than to decrease crime.