Whenever in Part Seven of the Codified Ordinances entitled, "Business Regulation Code", any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be made unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued.