Except as is otherwise provided in the following Subsection
B of this section, any person who violates any provision of this Part
1 shall be guilty of a violation, within the meaning of § 55.10, Subdivision 3, of the Penal Law of the State of New York, and, upon conviction hereof, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $10 for the first violation nor less than $50 for the second violation of the same provision nor more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment.