A violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both. A person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable, in civil action, to any person aggrieved thereby, for the full amount of damages sustained by reason of the violation.

(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 67.)