(1) The Attorney General may enforce the provisions of KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992 by civil action for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. In such action to obtain said injunction it shall be sufficient to allege and prove that a violation of KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992 has occurred or is about to occur, and it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that any person has been misled or deceived by any advertisement or sale, or that any person has been damaged or sustained any loss as a result of any violation of KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992.
(2) When KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992 are enforced by the Attorney General through civil action, he may ask for and the court may assess a civil penalty for the benefit of the Commonwealth, not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), said civil penalty to be in lieu of all penalties set forth in KRS 365.992.