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# O.C.G.A. § 43-49-5. Penalty.

Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation or any agent or servant thereof who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 100 days, or both.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 125, § 6.