(A) Generally. 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.
(1) Penalty imposed. Any person, firm or corporation who shall engage in any business, trade or vocation for which a license, permit, certificate, or certificate of registration is required by this chapter, without having a valid license, permit, certificate, or certificate of registration as required, or who shall fail to do anything required by this chapter or the code adopted in this chapter, or who shall otherwise violate any provision of this chapter or the code adopted in 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 as provided in § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(2) Relief in courts. No penalty imposed by and pursuant to this chapter shall interfere with the right of the town also to apply to the proper courts of the state for a mandamus, an injunction or other appropriate action against such person, firm or corporation.
(3) Violation by corporate officers and agents. Violation of any of the terms or provisions of this title by any corporation or association shall subject the officers and agents actively in charge of the business of such corporation, or association, to the penalty herein provided.
(G) Certificates of occupancy (§§ 150.120 through 150.126). The permit, or permits, authorized by §§ 150.120 through 150.126 shall be provided through the town offices and the office of the building inspector upon payment of the proper fees and the approval of the building inspector as set forth herein, and any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense against the town and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the maximum penalty provided by § 10.99 of this code of ordinances, and each day shall be a separate offense.
(H) Moving building (§§ 150.140 through 150.152). Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of §§ 150.140 through 150.152, or any legal order or regulation made pursuant thereto, may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as set forth in § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(I) Factory-built structures and travel trailers (§§ 150.165 through 150.177). Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of §§ 150.165 through 150.177, or any legal order or regulation made pursuant thereto, may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as set forth in § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(1) Violation; penalty. It is unlawful and an offense for any person to violate or neglect to comply with §§ 150.190 through 150.235 irrespective of whether or not the verbiage of each section hereof contains the specific language that such violation or neglect is unlawful and is an offense. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the provisions of a drilling and operating permit issued pursuant hereto, or any condition of the bond filed by the permittee pursuant to this chapter, or who shall neglect to comply with the terms hereof, shall be punished as provided in § 10.99 of this code of ordinances, and the violation of each separate provision of this chapter, and of the permit, and of the bond, shall be considered a separate offense, and each day’s violation of each separate provision thereof shall be considered a separate offense.
(2) Revocation of permit.
(a) In addition to the foregoing penalties, it is further provided that the Town Board of Trustees at any regular or special sessions or meeting thereof, may, provided ten days’ notice has been given to the permittee that revocation is to be considered at such meeting, revoke or suspend any permit issued under this chapter and under which drilling or producing operations are being conducted in the event the permittee thereof has violated any provision of the permit, the bond, or this chapter.
(b) In the event the permit be revoked, the permittee may make application to the oil and gas inspector for reissuance of such permit, and the action of the town thereon shall be final. Any continuing offense shall be considered a public nuisance, the remedies for which under law shall be in addition to those hereinbefore enumerated.
(K) Supplemental building regulations (§§ 150.250 through 150.252). Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of §§ 150.250 through 150.252, or any legal order or regulation made pursuant thereto, may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as set forth in § 10.99 of this code or ordinances.
(Ord. 381, passed 8-12-2021)