Section 52-8-108 - Violation a misdemeanor - penalty(1) Any person who maintains or conducts an agency for procuring the adoption of children or assists in the maintaining or conducting of an agency without first obtaining a child-placing license is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction of a first offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 1 year in jail and shall be enjoined from further engaging in agency activities.(2) Upon the second conviction of a person for violation of 52-8-103, 52-8-104, and 52-8-107, the person is guilty of a felony and may be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years in prison and shall be enjoined from further engaging in agency activities.En. Sec. 156, Ch. 480, L. 1997; Sec. 42-8-108, MCA 1999; redes. 52-8-108 by Sec. 17(3)(e), Ch. 281, L. 2001.