Any person who manufactures, sells or offers for sale any recapped motor vehicle tire, having knowledge that the casing of such tire does not meet the requirements promulgated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with section 14-137, or who knowingly recaps or causes to be recapped any tire having a defective casing with intent to sell the same or offer it for sale, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.