§ 94.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Warning notices for pet registration and permits.

      (1)   Persons who fail to have their dogs or cats vaccinated and registered pursuant to § 94.31, or who fail to comply with the permit requirements of §§ 94.30 through 94.33 may be served with a warning notice requesting immediate compliance. This notice shall be served by the animal control agency. Only 1 warning notice may be given per year to an individual who has failed to have a dog or cat vaccinated or properly registered. All other violations of this chapter are subject to the citations and fines stated herein.

      (2)   The warning notice shall contain the name and address of the violator, the section violated, nature of the violation, date, time, and location of the violation, the name of the officer issuing the warning notice and the telephone number of the officer to contact for information.

   (B)   Citations, and/or hearings before the Town Council; fines payable through the Ordinance Violations Bureau.

      (1)   Any person served with a warning notice for failure to have a dog or cat vaccinated or registered and who fails to comply within 10 days and any person who violates any other provision of this chapter, shall be issued a citation. Citations shall contain the name and address of the violator, the ordinance section violated, the date, time, and nature of the violation, location of the violation, and the name of the person issuing the citation.

      (2)   In addition to having a citation issued, the town may require a person who has violated a provision of this chapter to appear before the Town Council with proper notice of the same being issued to the violator, unless an appeal hearing is scheduled before the Town Council officer as further addressed in § 94.34 of this chapter.

   (C)   Fines.

      (1)   Any person who violates §§ 94.02 through 94.04, §§ 94.06 through 94.08, § 94.10, § 94.12, or § 94.13 shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 10.99(A).

      (2)   Any person who violates § 94.02(E) (specific regulations - fighting) shall be fined as set forth in § 10.99(A).

      (3)   An Animal Control Officer may seize and impound any animal being offered for sale or owned in violation of § 94.19. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined as set forth in § 10.99(A) for first and each subsequent offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

      (4)   Any person firm or corporation violating any provision of § 94.20 shall be fined as set forth in § 10.99(A) for first and each subsequent offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues.

      (5)   Persons in violation of § 94.21 shall be fined as set forth in § 10.99(A) for first and each subsequent offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues.

      (6)   Any person who violates §§ 94.30 through 94.32 shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 10.99(A).

      (7)   Any person who violates § 94.33 shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 10.99(A).

      (8)   Any person who violates any other provision of this chapter, unless otherwise specified, shall be issued fines as set forth in § 10.99(A) for first and each subsequent offense.

(Ord. 1154, passed 9-12-2006)