§ 507.99 Penalty

   (a)   Whoever violates Sections 507.01 or 507.02 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

   (b)   Whoever violates Sections 507.04 shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00).

   (c)   Whoever violates Sections 507.06, 507.07 or 507.08 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.

   (d)   Whoever violates Section 507.09 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).

   (e)   Any owner, agent, employee or other person violating Section 507.10 shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.

   (f)   Whoever violates Section 507.11 and 507.12 or who fails or neglects to comply with either of those sections shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense or violation, and five dollars ($5.00) for each day the violation is continued.

   (g)   Subject to division (h) of this section, whoever violates Section 507.13 or 507.14 or who fails or neglects to comply with any of the provisions thereof shall be fined not more than five dollars ($5.00) for each offense, and one dollar ($1.00) for each day the offense is continued.

   (h)   Any owner of lots or lands which are used in whole or in part for the operation of a business, as defined in Section 505.11, and who violates Section 507.13 or fails or neglects to comply with any of the provisions thereof shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day the offense occurs or continues.

   (i)   Whoever violates Section 507.15 is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, and shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00). The fine set forth herein is mandatory and shall not be suspended by the court in whole or in part. Each day upon which a violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. If the offender persists in violating Section 507.15, after reasonable warning or request to desist, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

   (j)   In addition to any other method of enforcement provided for in this chapter, the provisions of division (i) of this section may be enforced by the issuance of a citation in compliance with Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(Ord. No. 197-96. Passed 6-10-96, eff. 6-19-96)