A. Each property owner or lessee in Mineral County is responsible for keeping his real property free from garbage, trash and other refuse.
B. A complaint and/or notice of violation of this chapter must be filed with the Justice Court and may be mailed by certified mail letter, return receipt requested, to the owner or lessee of the property where the violation occurred. These notices shall be given by the Hawthorne Utilities Department, Mineral County Sheriff and its officers, Mineral County Fire Chief and its designated agents, Mineral County health inspector, or Mineral County building inspector.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fines and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
D. In the event of failure by any property owner to comply with any order and notice given pursuant thereto as provided in this chapter, the County may perform or cause to be performed work required by the order and notice, at the expense of the owner, and the County shall have a lien for the expenses assessed upon the property, and filed with the County Recorder and Assessor until paid in full. (Ord. 239A, 2017)