The violation of any provision of this chapter or the violation of the conditions or provisions of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the violator shall be subject to fine or imprisonment or both, as set forth in Minnesota Statutes plus, in either case, the cost of prosecution.
Subd. 1. Sale of Lots from Unrecorded Plats. It shall be a misdemeanor to sell, trade, or otherwise convey any lot or parcel of land as part of, or in conformity with, any plan, plat or replat of any subdivision or area located within the jurisdiction of the city, unless said plan, plat, or replat shall have first been recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds.
Subd. 2. Receiving or Recording Unapproved Plats. It shall be unlawful for a private individual to receive or record in any public office any plans, plats of land laid out in building lots and streets, alleys, or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to public or private use, or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent thereto, and located within the jurisdiction of this chapter, unless the same shall bear thereon, by endorsement or otherwise, the approval of the City Council.
Subd. 3. Misrepresentations. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person owning an addition or subdivision of land within the city to represent that any improvement upon any of the streets, alleys or avenues of said addition or subdivision or any sewer in said addition or subdivision has been constructed according to the plans and specifications approved by the City Council, or has been supervised or inspected by the city, when such improvement have not been so constructed, supervised, or inspected.