Prosecutions - 2009
Offences are listed in date order within the categories listed below.
Animal Health & Welfare
Date of Conviction: November 2009
Court: Ashford Magistrates Court
A livestock holder who failed to comply with the European Community Regulations in that a sheep carcase had not been collected, transported and identified without undue delay and disposed of or processed by a permitted method was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £325 costs.
Date of Conviction: November 2009
Court: Ashford Magistrates Court
A livestock holder who failed to record the administration of veterinary medicines to a food producing animal (a cow) and failed to keep records of the disposal of animal by-products, also obstructed a Trading Standards Officer by failing to produce records when required to do so. The livestock holder was fined a total of £800 and ordered to pay costs amounting to £555.
Date of Conviction: November 2009
Court: Folkestone Magistrates Court
A person who illegally brought a dog into the country through Dover Docks was fined £1000 and ordered to pay £225 in costs.
Date of Conviction: October 2009
Court: Folkestone Magistrates Court
A person who illegally brought a dog into the country through Dover Docks was fined £50 and ordered to pay £120 in costs.
Date of Conviction: August 2009
Court: Folkestone Magistrates Court
A person who illegally brought a dog into the country through Dover Docks was fined £100 and and ordered to pay £155 in costs.
Date of Conviction: July 2009
Court: Sevenoaks Magistrates Court
A livestock holder who failed to comply with animal by-product regulations was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £800 in costs.
Date of Conviction: April 2009
Court: Folkestone Magistrates Court
A person who illegally brought a dog into the country through Dover Docks was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £105 in costs.
Date of Conviction: January 2009
Court: Ashford Magistrates Court
A man who illegally brought a dog into the country through Dover Docks was fined a total of £240 and ordered to pay £540 in costs.
Counterfeit Goods
Date of Conviction: October 2009
Court: Dartford Magistrates Court
A trader selling counterfeit wheel trims was fined a total of £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £175.
Date of Conviction: August 2009
Court: Dartford Magistrates Court
A bootfair trader selling counterfeit DVDs was given a 24 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £397 in costs.
Date of Conviction: August 2009
Court: Margate Magistrates Court
A trader selling counterfeit designer clothing was sentenced to 80 hours community punishment and a requirement to attend an education training and employment program for 10 days was imposed. He was also ordered to pay £2,000 in costs.
Date of Conviction: June 2009
Court: Margate Magistrates Court
A civil forfeiture order was granted against a Turkish company importing counterfeit designer trainers and socks.
Date of Conviction: May 2009
Court: Margate Magistrates Court
A civil forfeiture order was granted against a Maltese company importing counterfeit designer jackets.
Date of Conviction: May 2009
Court: Margate Magistrates Court
A civil forfeiture order was granted against a company importing counterfeit designer jackets.
Date of Conviction: April 2009
Court: Sittingbourne Magistrates Court
A trader in counterfeit goods was sentenced to 12 months community order with 200 hours unpaid work.
Date of Conviction: March 2009
Court: Sittingbourne Magistrates Court
A trader in counterfeit goods was sentenced to 12 months community order with 40 hours unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay costs of £597.50.
Date of Conviction: February 2009
Court: Sevenoaks Magistrates Court
A couple running a business who had in their possession counterfeit designer clothing for sale were each sentenced to a 12 month Community Order of 170 hours unpaid work. They were also ordered to pay costs of £1,140 at a rate of £50 per week. Forfeiture and destruction of all the seized goods was also ordered.
Date of Conviction: February 2009
Court: Sevenoaks Magistrates Court
A trader in counterfeit DVDs was fined £50 and was ordered to pay £50 costs and £15 victim surcharge within 7 days. Forfeiture and destruction of all the seized DVDs was also ordered.
Date of Conviction: February 2009
Court: Sevenoaks Magistrates Court
A counterfeit DVD seller was fined £50 and ordered to pay £50 costs and a £15 victim surcharge within 7 days. Forfeiture and destruction of all the seized DVDs was also ordered.
Food and drink
Date of Conviction: August 2009
Court: Sittingbourne Magistrates Court
A butcher who sold food items past their "use by" dates, including ham, cheese and black puddings was fined a total of £1,500 and ordered to pay £355 in costs.
Date of Conviction: July 2009
Court: Canterbury Magistrates Court
A retailer who sold food items after their "use by" dates, including ham, pate, roast chicken, burgers and tikka chicken bites, was fined a total of £200 and ordered to pay £172.50 costs.
Date of Conviction: July 2009
Court: Canterbury Magistrates Court
A retailer who sold food items after their "use by" dates, including ham, pate, roast chicken, burgers and tikka chicken bites, was fined a total of £200 and ordered to pay £172.50 costs.
Fraud
Date of Conviction: January 2009
Court: Maidstone Crown Court
A doorstep trader who dishonestly told a consumer that his driveway was damaged and needed repair was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment (suspended for 18 months and ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work. He is also under a supervision order for 12 months and must attend an education and employment programme for a 10 period within 12 months.
Hallmarking
Date of Conviction: June 2009
Court: Canterbury Crown Court
A company selling jewellery was fined a total of £6,000 and ordered to pay £8,000 in costs for applying descriptions to unhallmarked jewellery indicating they were wholly or partly made of gold/silver or platimum and also applying false trade marks to jewellery
Date of Conviction: June 2009
Court: Canterbury Crown Court
A jeweller applying descriptions to unhallmarked jewellery indicating they were wholly or partly made of gold/silver or platimum was fined a total of £5,000 and ordered to pay £515 in costs.
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Product safety
Date of Conviction: January 2009
Court: Canterbury Crown Court
A motor trader who possessed for supply unsafe cars was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment (suspended for 2 years) for each of 10 offences (to run concurrently). He was ordered to do 200 hours unpaid work and for the length of the sentence is prohibited from being involved in the sale or hire of motor cars, including his own personal vehicle. If he wishes to sell his own car he will have to apply to the court for permission.
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