(1) No scrap metal dealer shall knowingly purchase or possess a metal beer keg, whether damaged or undamaged, or any reasonably recognizable part of a metal beer keg, on any premises that the dealer uses to buy, sell, store, shred, melt, cut or otherwise alter scrap metal.
(2) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.