§ 90.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   (1)   Any person who is in violation of §§ 90.01 through 90.11 and who has been cited by Linton City Police for the violation shall pay a fine of $25 to the Violations Clerk within 30 days of the date on which the person was so cited.

      (2)   Any person or persons who violates §§ 90.01 through 90.11 and who fails to comply with division (A) immediately above, upon being found guilty of the violation may be fined in any amount of from $25 to $100.

(Ord. 84-3, passed 4-9-1984)

   (B)   (1)   Any person who maintains a public nuisance, as defined in § 90.12, shall be fined as follows: Each violation shall be fined in a sum not less than $100 nor more than $2,500, and each day's violation shall constitute a separate violation.

      (2)   Upon a finding that a person has maintained a public nuisance, as defined in § 90.12, a court of competent jurisdiction may order relinquishment of the animal(s) deemed to be a public safety risk and/or a repetitive public nuisance that has not been abated, or an animal that is a victim of cruelty, neglect, or abandonment, to a city authorized placement.

      (3)   Upon a finding that a person has maintained a public nuisance, as defined in § 90.12, pertaining to public safety or animal cruelty or neglect, the court may order the person to not own an animal for a determinate period of time.

      (4)   In the event that an animal is retained at the city authorized placement because its owner has been in violation of § 90.12 or any other applicable law, the person redeeming the animal by paying the prescribed, fines, administrative fees, and court costs, shall also be subject to paying for medical bills incurred for testing, routine shots, vaccinations, and parasite remedies for the animal, and any other necessary medical treatment while the animal is maintained at the city authorized placement.

      (5)   Upon a finding that a person has maintained a public nuisance, as defined in § 90.12, a court of competent jurisdiction may order the immediate impounding of any animal(s).

      (6)   Upon a finding that a person has maintained a public nuisance, as defined in § 90.12, a court of competent jurisdiction may order that the person pay reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the city in the minimum amount of $500, for enforcement of § 90.12.

(Ord. 2006-13, passed 1-13-2006)