Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless otherwise specified in the particular article or section for which the person stands convicted of violating, the penalty for such violation shall be in any amount not to exceed $300 in the discretion of the court. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder; provided that, any violation by a licensee, its assignee or successors of the provisions of this chapter or any material portions thereof or the failure promptly to perform any of the provisions thereof, shall be cause of the forfeiture of the franchise issued to such licensee, and all rights hereunder, to the city, after written notice to the licensee, assignee or successor, and continuation of such violation, failure or default.
(2005 Code, § 13-104)