§ 52.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.
   (B)   (1)   Any person found to be violating any provision of §§ 52.01 through 52.05 shall be served by the village with written notice stating the nature of the violating and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
      (2)   (a)   Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in § 52.01(B) shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; of a fourth degree misdemeanor for a second offense within one year after the first offense, and of a third degree misdemeanor for each subsequent offense within one year of the first offense. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
         (b)   1.   Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a minor misdemeanor shall be fined not more than $100.
            2.   Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree shall be fined not more than $250, and/or receive a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
            3.   Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor of the third degree shall be fined not more than $500, and/or receive a term of imprisonment not to exceed 60 days.
      (3)   Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 52.01 through 52.05 shall become liable to the village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the village by reason of such violation.
   (C)   If any person, firm or corporation is determined to have connected to any public fire hydrant without permission that person, firm or corporation shall be in violation of § 52.06 shall be fined $500. After notice of violation and fine is issued, if the violation continues, a $100 per day fine will go into effect until the violation is stopped. If the fire hydrant is damaged in the course of the violation, the party responsible for the violation will be billed for the entire replacement of the fire hydrant.
(Ord. 1996-06, passed 5-6-1996; Ord. 1996-08, passed 9-6-1996; Ord. 2013-05, passed 2-4-2013)