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A.  Except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section, violation of any of the provisions of this Part shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars.

B.  Whoever, directly or indirectly, by agent or otherwise, intentionally and falsely claims any preference to which he is not entitled under the provisions of this Part shall be subject to penalties of double the dollar amount of the percentage granted through the preference or five hundred dollars, whichever is greater.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 318, §10.  Amended by Acts 1960, No. 502, §1; Acts 1999, No. 742, §1.