A. Any person who willfully violates any provision of the Model State Commodity Code is guilty of a third degree felony.
B. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any rule or order of the director under the Model State Commodity Code is guilty of a third degree felony.
C. The director may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of the Model State Commodity Code or any rule or order of the department of [to] the attorney general or the proper district attorney, who may, with or without such a reference from the director, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under that code.