Any person who shall perform any of the acts declared by this chapter to be unlawful or who fails to perform any duty imposed by the provisions of this chapter or who violates any quarantine order issued under the provisions of this chapter or who violates any rule or regulation duly promulgated under the provisions of this chapter or who fails and refuses to register colonies of bees or pay the registration fee required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 and, within the discretion of the court, may be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months.