506. Every person who is guilty of an offence contemplated in sections 490 to 496 is liable, in addition to costs,(1) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1 000 in the case of a natural person or, in the case of a legal person, to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $3 000;
(2) for any subsequent offence within five years, to a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $2 000 in the case of a natural person or, in the case of a legal person, to a fine of not less than $600 and not more than $6 000.