§ 91.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is provided shall be subject to the terms of § 10.99.

   (B)   A person who violates §§ 91.001 through 91.004 may be fined no more than $100 for the first offense; and no more than $250 for the second and each subsequent offense, and in addition on the second or subsequent offense a law enforcement officer may confiscate any offending instrument used in violating §§ 91.001 through 91.004.

   (C)   (1)   For each day any person or entity shall be in violation of §§ 91.030 through 91.035 after the five-day notice period, the violator shall be fined an amount not less than $50 per day or not more than $500 per day.

      (2)   Furthermore, to the extent permitted by law, if the town causes the abatement of any conditions in §§ 91.030 through 91.037 and 91.050 through 91.058, the town may cause an amount, which is the sum of all penalties levied and the costs of removal, abatement, or cleanup, together with reasonable attorney fees and collection costs, to be certified to the County Auditor and Treasurer as a charge against the taxes due and payable to the County Treasurer, together with any penalty or other cost allowable through such certification as a lien.

   (D)   Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of § 91.037 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or continues (in accordance with § 10.99 of the town’s code of ordinances).

(2005 Code, § 91.99)  (Ord. G-06-13, passed 4-20-2006; Ord. G-16-06, passed 4-18-2016)