Any person not licensed pursuant to this article who shall directly or indirectly engage in the business of operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium or hold himself or herself out to the public as being able so to do, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or having had his license suspended or revoked, shall continue to engage in the business of operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium or who, without a license to engage in the business of operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium, directly or indirectly employs, permits or authorizes an unlicensed person to engage in the business of operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium, shall for the first offense be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term of not more than fifteen days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. If the conviction is for an offense committed after the first conviction of such person under this article, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand five after the first conviction of such person under this article, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each violation of this article shall be deemed a separate offense.
New York Legal Code