1, the punishment standards for small self-employed operators operating without a license are as follows:

(1) In violation of regulations, those who engage in food production and business activities without obtaining a food production and business license, or those who engage in food additive production activities without obtaining a food additive production license, the food safety supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall confiscate the illegal income and illegally produced and operated foods and other items;

(2) If the value of food and food additives illegally produced and operated is less than 1 10,000 yuan, a fine of more than 50,000 yuan110,000 yuan shall be imposed;

(3) If the value of goods is more than 1 10,000 yuan, a fine of more than 10 and less than 20 times shall be imposed.

2. Legal basis: Article 122 of the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this Law, engages in food production and marketing activities without obtaining a food production and marketing license, or engages in food additive production activities without obtaining a food additive production license, the food safety supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall confiscate the illegal income, illegally produced and marketed food, food additives and tools, equipment, raw materials and other articles used for illegal production and marketing; If the value of food and food additives illegally produced and operated is less than 1 10,000 yuan, a fine of more than 50,000 yuan110,000 yuan will be imposed; If the value of goods is more than 1 10,000 yuan, a fine of more than 10 and less than 20 times shall be imposed.

Knowing that it is an illegal act stipulated in the preceding paragraph, but still providing production and business premises or other conditions, the food safety supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to stop the illegal act, confiscate its illegal income and impose a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; Those who harm the legitimate rights and interests of consumers shall be jointly and severally liable with the producers and operators of food and food additives.

Second, what are the consequences of operating without a license?

Those who operate without a license shall be punished by the administrative department for industry and commerce in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the state. If the laws and administrative regulations do not clearly stipulate the punishment for operating without a license, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall order it to stop the illegal act, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of 654.38+00,000 yuan.