Any owner(s) operating a recovery residence who fails to furnish any such data, statistics, schedules, or information as required herein, or who files fraudulent returns thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 per day for each day of such non-compliance. Whoever knowingly owns, establishes or maintains a recovery residence without a valid license granted pursuant to this chapter or KRS 222.500 to 222.510 as may be amended shall, for the first offense, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each day of non-compliance and for each subsequent offense by a property owner(s) at the same or different property location by a fine of not more than $1,000 per day for each day of non-compliance. The penalty herein is in addition to any other penalty imposed by Federal, Kentucky or city law. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter and when no specific penalty is provided, the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed a civil violation and shall be punishable by a fine not more than $500 per day for each day of violation; provided that, the fine for an violation under this chapter shall not be less than or greater than, the fine imposed by any state statute for the same violation.
(Ord. 01-2024, passed 1-16-2024)