Any person violating this chapter or any provisions thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that any provision of this chapter is violated is a separate and distinct offense and shall be punishable as a separate and distinct offense. Notwithstanding the classification of a violation of this article as a misdemeanor, at the time an action is commenced to enforce provisions of this article, the trial court, upon recommendation of the prosecuting attorney, may reduce the charged offense from a misdemeanor to an infraction. Any person convicted of an infraction under this article shall be punished by:
A. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first violation;
B. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second violation of this article within one year; and
C. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each additional violation of this article within one year. (Ord. 1324, 12-18-1984; Ord. 1531 § A3, 6-18-1996)