Sale of animals with pleuro-pneumonia; penalties.

Whoever sells or disposes of any animal or animals, known to be infected with pleuro-pneumonia, or known to have been exposed thereto within 1 year prior to the sale or disposal, without due notice to the purchaser that the disease exists in the animals, or that they have been exposed thereto, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 1 year.