§ 97.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a mandatory fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, and/or by imprison-ment not to exceed 60 days, or both.
   (B)   Upon a second conviction within a two-year period, the mandatory fine shall be not less than $75 nor more than $500.
   (C)   Upon a third conviction within a three-year period, the mandatory fine shall be not less than $100 nor more than $500.
   (D)   In addition to the mandatory fines above, and in lieu of imposing an additional fine and/or imprison-ment, the court in which conviction is obtained may, in its sound discretion require such convicted person, under the supervision of the pertinent city official, to pick up and remove from any public property or public way or private property, with prior permission of the legal owner of said private property, any and all litter deposited thereon by anyone prior to the date of execution of sentence.
   (E)   Any conviction of a person under §§ 97.02(B) or 97.07 shall only be punishable by the fine provisions as contained hereinabove and shall not subject such convicted person to imprisonment.
('72 Code, § 13-42) (Ord. O-74-85, passed 8-7-74; Am. Ord. O-89-69, passed 11-15-89; Am. Ord. O-95-20, passed 4-5-95; Am. Ord. O-96-56, passed 12-4-96)