A civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be levied by the commission upon a person who willfully does any of the following:
- (a) Renders or furnishes a false report, statement, or record required by the commission.
- (b) Fails to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
- (c) Conducts himself or herself in any way to affect the shipment of pollination units, bees, honey, or hive products in order to avoid payment of assessments.
- (d) Secretes, destroys, or alters records required to be kept by this chapter.