[§482D-8] Violation of trademarking requirement. Any person, being a manufacturer or dealer of gold or silver articles of merchandise, who sells or possesses articles which are not stamped with a trademark as required by section 482D-6 shall:
(1) Be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense; and
(2) Be guilty of a class C felony for any subsequent offense. [L 1990, c 343, pt of §2]