§ 358. Selling disabled Equidae. It shall be unlawful for any person holding an auctioneer's license knowingly to receive or offer for sale or to sell at public auction, other than at a sheriff's or judicial sale under a court order, any Equidae which by reason of debility, disease or lameness, or for any other cause, could not be worked in this state without violating the law against cruelty to animals. A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.