(A) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with § 10.99 of this code. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
(B) In case of any willful violation of any of the terms and provisions of this chapter, the city, in addition to imposing the penalties provided in division (A), may institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court having proper jurisdiction, to restrain, correct or abate such violations; and the definition of any violation as a misdemeanor shall not preclude the city from invoking the civil remedies given it by the laws of the state.
(C) The court trying a civil or criminal cause under divisions (A) or (B) shall have the right and power upon judgment or conviction of any person for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter to decree and to make as a part of the judgment or conviction in such cause the forfeiture of the registration certificate required by this chapter. When a registration certificate is forfeited in this manner, no further certificate shall be issued to that person for one year from the date of judgment or conviction.
(Ord. 09-2021-51, passed 9-14-21)