(A) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) as imposed by the Codes Enforcement Officer. Each day that a violation continues after notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. Any person cited pursuant to this division (A) and assessed a civil penalty shall have the right to appeal such penalty to the Hearing Officer.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) above, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who knowingly provides false information in an attempt to gain or maintain a license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty ($250.00) nor more than five hundred ($500.00) or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, for each offense. Any person cited hereunder for a failure to meet a requirement hereof may be cited again for the failure one (1) or more days after a prior citation and in such case each citation shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) In addition to the penalties provided herein for violations of this chapter, the Codes Enforcement Officer is authorized to pursue remedial civil actions for violations of this chapter by civil complaint or petition for injunctive relief declaration of rights or other appropriate proceedings filed in the Pike County, Kentucky Circuit Court.