(A) Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 154.01 through 154.22 and 154.60 through 154.66 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $300 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both. Violations continued for a period of 15 days after conviction shall be prosecuted and treated as a separate offense.
(Ord. 558, passed 12-8-1986)
(B) Any person who violates the prohibition of §§ 154.35 through 154.44 shall be subject to a fine from $100 to $500 or imprisoned for up to 90 days or shall receive both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a sign or billboard which was erected, constructed, or expanded or the location of which was changed in violation of §§ 154.35 through 154.44 is not removed, shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the sign or billboard shall constitute a menace to the public safety and welfare and may be removed as such by the town and the costs of the removal shall constitute a municipal lien upon the real estate upon which the sign or billboard was located and the lien may be foreclosed pursuant to the statutes, and the town shall be entitled to recover the costs of such removal and interest at the statutory rate for municipal liens and attorney's fees incurred. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, or maintains such violation may be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
(Ord. 612, passed 2-9-1998)