§ 116.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.999 of this code of ordinances.

   (B)   (1)   Any person violating any provision of §§ 116.001 through 116.006 of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished not more than the maximum penalty for a misdemeanor as prescribed by state law.

      (2)   Any violation of §§ 116.001 through 116.006 of this chapter shall be a basis for the suspension or revocation of any license granted hereunder. In the event that the City Council proposes to revoke or suspend the license, the licensee shall be notified in writing of the basis for the proposed revocation or suspension and the date the hearing whereby the Council will address the proposal. The Council shall hold a hearing for the purpose of determining whether to revoke or suspend the license, which hearing shall be within 30 days of the date of the notice.

      (3)   The City Council shall determine whether to suspend or revoke a license within 30 days after the close of the hearing and shall notify the licensee of its decision within that period. The licensee may continue to operate until the City Council makes its final decision whether to suspend or revoke the license.

(Prior Code, § 513.06)

   (C)   Any person violating any provision of §§ 116.020 through 116.025 of this chapter or any person who removes, destroys or defaces warnings posted on premises by the public health official pursuant to §§ 116.020 through 116.025 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Prior Code, § 608.07) (Ord. 574, passed 05-13-1996; Ord. 734, passed 04-26-2004; Ord. 951, passed 09-24-2018)