541.08 DESTRUCTION OF LAWNS.
   (a)   No person shall drive a vehicle on or over any public or private lawn except where lawfully authorized.
 
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of a second degree for the first offense, and for each second and subsequent offense, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
   (c)   In addition to the penalty herein prescribed, any person who violates this section shall be liable in any civil action brought to recover damages for injury to any lawn, including grass, shrubs, trees, flowers, sod or turf, in the amount of treble the damage proven to have been sustained.
 
   (d)   The trial judge or a juvenile court judge may, in addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law, suspend the license of any person for not more than ninety days for a first offense and not more than one year for a second or subsequent offense.
 
   (e)   In addition to the penalty herein prescribed, when any vehicle has been used in or connected with a violation of this section, punishment shall be as provided in Section 303.08. (Ord. 21-1988. Passed 3-28-88.)