§ 91.99 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)   (1)   Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of §§ 91.01 and 91.02 shall, for each day for each violation or noncompliance, be guilty of a separate Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each offense.
      (2)   Any person responsible for the existence or spread of any uncontrolled or unattended fire, or any other fire, on public or private property, necessitating suppression action by the county or state, shall be liable to the county or state for the payment of all costs therefor.
   (C)   (1)   Any owner, occupant, or person having an interest in the property subject to §§ 91.15 through 91.22 who shall fail to comply with the notice or order given pursuant to §§ 91.15 through 91.22 shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor for each offense and shall be liable for the further sum of $25 for each and every day such failure to comply continues beyond the date fixed for compliance.
      (2)   Compliance by any owner, occupant, or person to whom a notice has been given as provided in §§ 91.15 through 91.22 shall not be admissible in any criminal proceeding brought pursuant to §§ 91.15 through 91.22.
      (3)   The commencement of criminal proceedings for the purpose of imposing penalties for violations of §§ 91.15 through 91.22 shall not be conditioned upon prior issuance or the granting to the defendant of an opportunity to abate or remove the nuisance. The provisions of §§ 91.15 through 91.22 relating to notice and abatement shall be deemed merely alternative and additional methods of securing conformity to the provisions of §§ 91.15 through 91.22.
(Ord. 177, passed 4-14-1992; Ord. 2007-01, passed 1-10-2007)