Sernapesca filed a new appeal and the Supreme Court confirmed the repeat offenses were established
Sernapesca
The Supreme Court of Chile has determined that Blumar SA and Multiexport SA have committed repeat offenses regarding surveillance of Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus (ISA) in farming centers.
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) in the Aysén region detected that during 2022 these companies did not conduct the frequency and quantity sampling required by the regulations and the Aysén Civil and Criminal Court found both companies responsible for the reported violation.
Then, Blumar and Multiexport appealed to the Court of Appeals as they considered the offense committed was not the same type as previous ones. The argument was accepted and the originally imposed fine was reduced.
Finally, Sernapesca filed a new appeal and the Supreme Court confirmed the repeat offenses were established, annulling the Court of Appeals' decision and reinstating the sentence imposed by the Aysén Civil and Criminal Court: 300 UTM for Blumar SA and 450 UTM for Multiexport SA.
The Acting Regional Director of Aysén, Juan Carlos Orellana, explained that this is a historic ruling as "it reaffirms the companies' repeat offenses, having committed any violation of the regulations within 2 years from the last enforceable sentence. This means it is unnecessary to commit an offense to be considered a repeat offender."
Sernapesca, through a specific surveillance and control program, mandates that companies perform periodic sampling to detect the presence of ISA virus in their farming centers.
