1. Any person that knowingly violates this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2. When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any person must be deemed also to be the act, omission, or failure of the person or the employed person.

3. A person that violates this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars per violation. The civil penalty may be imposed by a court in a civil proceeding or by the agriculture commissioner through a proceeding under chapter 28-32. The assessment of a civil penalty does not preclude the imposition of other sanctions authorized by law, this chapter, or rules adopted under this chapter.

4. After the hearing, the commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or modify the provision of a certification issued under this chapter, if the commissioner determines the applicant for certification or the holder of a certificate has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.