If any fee required herein is not paid at the time and in the manner provided, the same shall become delinquent and a penalty in an amount equal to 25% of such fee shall be added thereto for such delinquency, which penalty shall become a part of such fee.
(A) Each person whose duty it is to obtain or cause to be obtained any permit, as provided herein, shall be and is hereby declared to be liable for the payment of the fee required.
(B) All fees required to be paid herein shall constitute a lien upon the derrick, well, well hole and production equipment for which the respective permits are required and upon the production from any such well. Such lien shall attach as of the date the permit is granted and the property on which such lien is attached may be sold in payment thereof.
(C) In the event any fee is not paid, the City Attorney, at the request of the City Council or the City Treasurer, in addition to other remedies, may file suit in the proper court to collect the same.
('86 Code, § 21.08.100) (Ord. 3115, passed - - )