A. Violation: Whenever in any provision of this code or other ordinance of the town any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful, a misdemeanor, an infraction, or an offense, or whenever in any such provision or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is otherwise provided therefor, any person, upon conviction for the violation of any such provision of this code or ordinances, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment for each such misdemeanor offense; or by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) when the offense is designated as an infraction by state law or by any section or provision of this code, or if the infraction is a repeat offense, a penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each repeat violation. Each day any violation of any provision of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
B. Construction; Interpretation: In the construction and interpretation of this section, the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered as a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.
C. Violation Of Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Any person violating any city ordinance relating to local or federal wastewater pretreatment standards implementing the federal water pollution control act, 33 UCC 1251 through 1387, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day for each violation or six (6) months' imprisonment, or both. (2008 Code)
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| 1 | 1. MCA §§ 7-5-109, 7-5-4207. |