(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 35-37-118 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(d), or (1)(e) commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 35-37-118 (1)(f) or (1)(j) commits theft, as defined in section 18-4-401. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 35-37-118 (1)(g), (1)(h), (1)(i), (1)(l), or (1)(m) commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 35-37-118 (1)(k) commits fraud by check, as defined in section 18-5-205.
(2) Any person who violates any other provision of this article 37 commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
(3) Civil suits and criminal prosecutions arising by virtue of any of the provisions of this article 37 may be commenced and tried either in the county in which the farm products were received by the dealer, small-volume dealer, or agent, or in the county in which the principal place of business of the dealer, small-volume dealer, or agent is located, or in the county in which the violation of this article 37 occurred. The attorney general or the district attorney for the judicial district in which a violation of any of the provisions of this article 37 occurs shall, upon the request of any enforcing officer or other interested person, prosecute the violation.
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