§ 90.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.

   (B)   Any person who shall violate any provisions of § 90.01 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 and the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

   (C)   Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 90.30 through 90.36 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $100 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days or be both so fined and imprisoned. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.

   (D)   (1)   (a)   Any person or entity who violates, disobeys, neglects or refuses to comply with any provision of §§ 90.15 through 90.19, or any order issued under those sections, including any conditions imposed thereon, or who causes, allows, or consents to any of same, shall be deemed to be responsible for a violation of §§ 90.15 through 90.19.

         (b)   Any person or entity responsible for a violation of §§ 90.15 through 90.19, whether as an occupant, owner, licensee, agent, contractor, servant, employee, or otherwise, shall be liable as a principal. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.

      (2)   Any violation of §§ 90.15 through 90.19 shall constitute a basis for such judgment, write or order necessary to compel compliance with the sections and/or to restrain and prohibit continuation of the violation, or other appropriate relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other relief or sanction herein set forth or allowed by law.

      (3)   (a)   A violation of §§ 90.15 through 90.19 is a municipal civil infraction as defined by Michigan statute and shall be punishable by a civil fine determined in accordance with the following schedule:

 

	Minimum Fine	Maximum Fine
First offense	$150	- - -
Second offense	$325	- - -
Third or subsequent offense	$500	- - -

 

         (b)   Additionally, the violator shall pay costs which may include all expenses, direct and indirect, which the village has incurred in connection with the municipal civil infraction.

      (4)   §§ 90.15 through 90.19 shall be administered and enforced by the person designated by the Village Council as the Village Noxious Weed Commissioner, by the ordinance enforcement officer(s) of the village, or by such other persons(s) as the Village Council may designate from time to time.

(Ord. 15, passed - -; Ord. 1977-1, passed 5-9-1977; Ord. 2009-4, passed - -2009; Ord. 2020-1, passed 3-16- 2020)