Any person who uses special fuel in this State without a proper license or who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The venue for prosecutions arising under this Section shall be in the district court in which such violation is committed.