Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to do any thing required by this chapter or by any Code adopted by this chapter, who shall otherwise violate any provision of this chapter or of any Code adopted by this chapter or who shall violate any lawful regulation or order made by any of the officers provided for in this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine and costs as provided for in § 10.99 of this Code. Each day upon which a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(`85 Code, § 4-40)