7-28-518 Penalties.

   A.   Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance or its rules and regulations, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for the first offense, not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $2,000.00 for the second offense, and not less than $2,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for a third or any subsequent offense.

   B.   In the event infectious waste is found which has been disposed of in violation of this ordinance, the department of health shall take or direct all action necessary to insure proper disposal of such waste. Any person responsible for such improper disposal shall, in addition to the penalties specified above, be required to pay any and all costs incurred by the city to dispose of such waste.

(Added Coun. J. 9-12-90, p. 20461; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10978; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)

7-28-519 Severability.

   If any provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, said judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered and to the person or circumstance involved. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the city council that the ordinance would have been adopted had not such invalid provision or provisions been included.

(Added Coun. J. 9-12-90, p. 20461)

7-28-520 Additional penalty for violation of article.

   In addition to other penalties cited in this chapter, if any person or business performing work under contract with the city is found guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 7-28-200 through 7-28-519 inclusive, the city may terminate the contract by giving written notice of the termination to the person or business. The contract shall be null and void upon delivery of such notice.

(Prior code § 99-42.2; Added Coun. J. 7-29-86, p. 32488; Amended during Supplement No. 2, 4-91; Amend Coun. J. 3-6-96, 17618)

ARTICLE III. RESERVED (7-28-530 et seq.)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. XIV, § 13, repealed Article III, which pertained to privies, catchbasins, and similar vaults.

7-28-530 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. XIV, § 13, repealed § 7-28-530, which pertained to construction of vaults.