(A) Every person violates a section, division or provision of this chapter when he or she performs an act thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, or fails to act when the failure is thereby prohibited or declared unlawful and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows.
(1) Where the specific section, division or provision specifically makes violation a misdemeanor, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; where a violation is committed in a manner or under circumstances so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; where he or she stands convicted of violation of any provision of this chapter, exclusive of violations relating to the standing or parking of an unattended vehicle, within the immediate preceding 12-month period for the third or subsequent time, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
(2) As to any violation not constituting a misdemeanor under the provisions of division (A)(1) above, he or she shall be punished as for a petty misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 7.99)
(B) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 90.60 through 90.068 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. In addition thereto, the costs of prosecution may be imposed upon the defendant, and the court shall order restitution to the city for damage to the tree or public property.
(Ord. 317, Second Series, passed 6-2-2009)