(a) Any person violating any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a violation and unless another specific penalty or specific penalty range be provided by another division of this section, be punished by a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 180 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Any person violating any of the sections of this article shall be sentenced according to the following schedule of fines with reference to initial or subsequent violation of the particular section:
First offense | $75 |
Second offense | $125 |
Third offense | $200 |
Fourth offense | $400 |
Fifth or any subsequent offense | $500 |
(c) Each day’s violation of, or failure, refusal or neglect to comply with, any provision of this article, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The same violation for more than one animal shall constitute a separate and distinct offense as to each animal.