(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this article or subsection (b), any person violating this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(Sec. 12-5.17, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 12, Art. 5, § 12-5.17) (Am. Ords. 90-77, 94-11)