A. Failure of any person to pay a fine assessed by administrative citation within the time specified on the citation, or designated by the Hearing Officer as a result of a hearing, shall result in an assessment of an additional late fee in accordance with the following late fee schedule:
(1) Failure to pay the administrative citation, if no appeal is filed, within 15 days after the date the citation was issued by an officer shall result in a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) late penalty assessed.
(2) Any fines and late fees which remain outstanding, when no appeal is filed, thirty (30) days beyond the date the citation was issued by an officer shall have assessed an additional Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) late penalty, for a total of a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) late fee.
B. The failure of any person to pay an administrative fine within the time frames specified on the citation, or upon the hearing as ordered by the Hearing Officer, shall be considered a debt to the City. To enforce that debt, the Director of Animal Control may file a small claims action or pursue any other legal remedy to collect such money. The City may also recover its collection costs, along with fines assessed, as established by proof of the cost of attempts to collect the debt.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to abide by any decision of the Hearing Officer.