Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of this article or any rule or regulation duly established by authority of this article or shall operate or engage in business without a permit as required by Section 2-16-3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
All fines paid under this article shall be transmitted to the Department of Agriculture and Industries for deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 2-16-9 (1975)