Any person, association, copartnership, or corporation, who engages in or carries on the business of a second-hand dealer without a license, or who violates any of the provisions of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned in the county jail or workhouse for a term not exceeding six (6) months or both.
53 P.S. § 25257