1. A person who willfully violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2. A person willfully violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for each violation. The civil

penalty may be imposed by a court or by the agriculture commissioner in an administrative proceeding.

3. Imposing a penalty allowed in subsection 1 or 2 does not preclude the commissioner from seeking to impose other sanctions or from seeking other remedies for violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.