(a) The Director of Public Health may enforce the provisions of this Article against violations by serving notice requiring the correction of any violation within a reasonable time specified by the Director. Upon the violator's failure to comply with the notice within the time period specified, (1) the Director may request the City Attorney to maintain an action for injunction to enforce the provisions of this Article and for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty for such violation and (2) the owner of the premises or the person with the right to possession and management of the property may maintain an action for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this Article and an action for damages. Damages may be awarded up to $500 a day for each day the violation occurs or is permitted to continue. It is necessary to specify the amount of such damages because of the extreme difficulty that the owner or other authorized person would have in establishing injury based on lost business, lost productivity due to health injuries caused by tobacco smoke, and other costs arising because of the health problems created by smoking.
(b) Any person who violates or refuses to comply with the provisions of this Article, shall be liable for a civil penalty, not to exceed $500 for each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue, which penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, by the City Attorney, in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any penalty assessed and recovered in a civil action brought pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco.
(c) In addition to any other penalty or provision regarding enforcement set forth in this Article, any violation of the prohibition set forth in this Article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 for a first violation, $350 for a second violation within one year, and $600 for a third and for each subsequent violation within one year.
(Added by Ord. 359-93, App. 11/18/93)