Any industrial user who willfully or negligently violates any provisions of the chapter, any orders or permits issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment requirement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500 per violation per day or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
A. Any industrial user who knowingly makes any false statement, representations or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other documentation filed or required to be maintained pursuant to the chapter or wastewater permit, or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500 per violation per day or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
B. In the event of a second conviction, the user shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation per day or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both.
(Ord. 1413 § 11.3, passed 4-1-2015)