(a) Any person engaging in or prosecuting any business contrary to the provisions of this chapter, whether without obtaining a business registration certificate therefore before commencing the same, or by continuing the same after the termination of the effective period of any such certificate may, in addition to paying the business registration tax, be liable for a penalty of $50 for each month or fraction thereof during which he or she has been in default of the business registration tax. It shall be the duty of the City Collector-Treasurer to collect the full amount of the business registration tax and penalty imposed.
(b) Except as may herein be expressly provided, any person violating any provisions under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than one month, or both fined and imprisoned and each day or part thereof that any violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute distinct and separate offense and be punishable accordingly. Magistrates shall have concurrent jurisdiction with any other court having jurisdiction for the trial of all misdemeanors arising under this article.
(Ord. passed 6-4-1984)