A. Any person who violates the provisions of Sections 6-259, 6-260, 6-261 or 6-264 of this title shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is adulterated, except as defined in subparagraph (h) of paragraph 11 of Section 6-254 of this title, such person shall be guilty of a felony and fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or imprisoned not more than three (3) years or both. When construing or enforcing the provisions of said sections, the act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by any individual, partnership, corporation, or association within the scope of his employment or office shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such individual, partnership, corporation, or association, as well as of such person.

B. No carrier shall be subject to the penalties of this act, other than the penalties for violation of Section 6-261 of this title, by reason of his receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery, in the usual course of business, as a carrier of poultry or poultry products, owned by another person unless the carrier has knowledge, or is in possession of facts which would cause a reasonable person to believe that such poultry or poultry products were not inspected or marked in accordance with the provisions of this act or were otherwise not eligible for transportation under this act or unless the carrier refuses to furnish on request of a representative of the Board the name and address of the person from whom he received such poultry or poultry products, and copies of all documents, if any there be, pertaining to the delivery of the poultry or poultry products to such carrier.

C. Any person who interferes by any act with an inspector in the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Laws 1970, HB 1659, c. 260, § 12, emerg. eff. April 22, 1970; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 92 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 30, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).