(A) All remedies and penalties provided for in this Chapter shall be cumulative and discretionary, and not exclusive, in accordance with this Section and in the same manner as provided by§ 11.0202 ofthe San Bernardino County Code.
(B) All persons authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter are authorized to conduct investigations and inspections in accordance with this Section and in the same manner as provided by § 11.0203 of the San Bernardino County
(C) Each and every day, and any portion of which, any violation of this Chapter is committed, continued, or permitted shall be deemed a new and separate offense and shall be punishable or actionable as set forth in this Section.
(D) Whenever in this Chapter any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, permitting, aiding or abetting such act or omission.
(E) Criminal Penalties for Violations. It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity (hereafter "person") to violate any provision of this Chapter constituting a public offense. Any person violating any such provision, unless as otherwise specified for certain sections, shall be deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. To any person so convicted the following shall apply:
(1) A first offense, shall constitute an infraction offense and punished by a base fine not exceeding $100.00 and not less than $50.00.
(2) A second offense within one year shall constitute an infraction offense and punished by a base fine not exceeding $200.00 and not less than $100.00.
(3) The third and any additional offense within one year, shall constitute either an infraction or a misdemeanor offense, and if it is an infraction offense, shall be punishable by a base fine not exceeding $500.00, or if a misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to six months in jail, and/or base fine not exceeding $1,000.00.
(4) Any court costs that the court may otherwise be required to impose pursuant to applicable state law or local ordinance shall be imposed in addition to the base fine (Government Code§ 25132).
(5) Notwithstanding the above, a first or second offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail, and/or base fine not exceeding $1,000.00.
(6) Payment of any fine or service of a jail sentence shall not relieve a person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity from the responsibility of correcting the condition resulting from the violation.
(F) Criminal Citations. Criminal citations shall be issued in the same manner and under the same authority as provided by§ 11.0206(b) of this Code.
(G) All violations of this Chapter may be subject to enforcement through the initiation of a civil action in accordance with this Section and in the same manner and under the same authority as provided at § 11.0207 of the San Bernardino County Code.
(H) As an alternative to the criminal or civil enforcement of this Chapter, all violations of this Chapter may be subject to enforcement through the use of administrative citations in accordance with Government Code § 53069.4 and this Section, and in the same manner and under the same authority as provided at § 11.0208 of the San Bernardino County Code.