Section 69-25-109 - Penalty for violations of this article(1) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or of the rules or regulations of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, adopted in accordance with the provisions thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months in the county jail.(2) In addition to the criminal penalty imposed under subsection (1) of this section, each violation of this article or the applicable rules and regulations established by the commissioner pertaining hereto shall subject the violator to administrative action as provided in Sections 69-25-51 through 69-25-63.Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 3636f; 1930, § 6983; 1942, § 5005; Laws, 1920, ch. 209; Laws, 1972, ch. 369, § 7; Laws, 1991, ch. 530, § 24; Laws, 2012, ch. 502, § 3, eff. 7/1/2012.