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A. In addition to any civil remedy for the collection of taxes, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six (6) months or by both fine and imprisonment.
B. Any operator or other person liable under the provisions of this chapter who fails or refuses to register as required in this chapter, or who fails or refuses to furnish any return required to be made, or fails or refuses to furnish any supplement return or other data required by the tax collector, or who renders a false or fraudulent return or claim is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as set forth in subsection A of this section. Any person required to make, render, sign or verify any report or claim, who makes any false or fraudulent report or claim with intent to defeat or evade the determination of any amount due required by this chapter to be made, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as set forth in subsection A of this section.
If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this chapter or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity does not affect the other provisions or application of the provisions of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared severable.