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Article: 1st fine for flouting 'silly' lawSausage king pays price for putting foie gras on menu.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2007
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Byline: Jason Meisner and Emma Graves Fitzsimmons
Mar. 30--Even as a restaurateur got the bill for the city's first foie-gras citation Thursday, officials said there isn't much bite behind the Chicago ordinance that has garnered national attention. Doug Sohn, a self-described "encased meat" specialist, became the first person fined under the ordinance banning the sale of foie gras. Sohn, owner of Hot Doug's in the 3300 block of North California Avenue, agreed to pay a $250 fine for the first-time offense, officials said. Sohn's lawyer met with a city hearing officer, who agreed to levy the minimum fine, said Tim Hadac, spokesman for the Department of Public ...