(a) It shall be unlawful to remove any baggage, cargo, or other item transported upon a bus or rail vehicle or stored in a terminal without consent of the owner of such property or the company or its duly authorized representative. Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.

(b) The actual value of an item removed in violation of this Code section shall not be material to the crime herein defined.