(a) Any person found by the enforcement authority to have negligently or knowingly violated any provision of this Chapter may be charged with an infraction. Any person found by the enforcement authority to have negligently or knowingly violated any provision of this Chapter more than once within a 180-day period may be charged with a misdemeanor. Each day a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
(b) All violations of this Chapter may be enforced by the enforcement authority and addressed through the institution of a criminal action, a civil action, and/or an administrative action as set forth in Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 1 (Violations and Enforcement) of this Code or as otherwise provided by law. Pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 836.5, any peace officer of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department may arrest a person without a warrant if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed a misdemeanor in his or her presence that violates this Chapter.
(c) Any violation of this Chapter is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated in accordance with law, including but not limited to by a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 4361, passed - -2019)