§ 92.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Violation of this chapter shall constitute a criminal violation for which a citation may issue returnable to District Court with a fine to be assessed for each violation consistent with this section, or at the option of the city, and in addition to the foregoing, a violation shall constitute a civil offense and shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 41.
   (B)   Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no other penalty is provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
   (C)   (1)   Violations of §§ 92.01 - 92.06 may be prosecuted in proceedings by the Code Enforcement Board or by the Jefferson District Court.
      (2)   Any person, firm, corporation or other entity found to be in violation of §§ 92.01 - 92.06 by the Code Enforcement Board may be assessed a civil penalty payable to the city in an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
      (3)   Any person, firm, corporation or other entity found to be in violation of §§ 92.01 - 92.06 by the Jefferson District Court shall receive a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
      (4)   Enforcement authorities or police officers shall immediately confiscate any fireworks believed to be in violation of §§ 92.01 - 92.06. Following an appropriate hearing, if no violation is found to have occurred, the confiscated fireworks shall be returned by the enforcement authorities or police officers to the person, firm, corporation or other entity from whom they were obtained. Following an appropriate hearing, if a violation is found to have occurred, the confiscated fireworks shall be destroyed by the appropriate enforcement authority.
   (D)   The civil penalty for violating §§ 92.01 - 92.06 shall be those set forth in § 41.12.
   (E)   The civil penalty for violating §§ 92.20 - 92.24 shall be not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. These sections shall be subject to enforcement by the Code Enforcement Board of the city.
(Am. Ord. 10-1998, passed 9-8-98; Am. Ord. 4-2011, passed 5-9-2011; Am. Ord. 8-2016, passed 9-19-16)