§ 51.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of §§ 51.01 through 51.21 in a summary proceeding before a Magisterial District Judge shall be fined not more than $1,000 plus costs for each and every offense or, upon default in payment of the fine and costs, by imprisonment in the county prison for a period not to exceed 90 days. Each day that such violation is continued after notice shall constitute a new and separate offence, punishable by like fine, penalty or imprisonment, and further notices to the offender shall not be required in order to constitute such continuances as an additional offense or offenses.

      (2)   In addition to the rights as set forth in this division (B), the township may take such other rights as are available to it to enforce the provisions of §§ 51.01 through 51.21 including resorting to the courts of equity to seek compliance with the provisions of §§ 51.01 through 51.21.

   (C)   (1)   In the event that any person or property owner fails to construct, operate or maintain an individual or community sewage system in accordance with §§ 51.35 through 51.44, the Act or the rules and regulations of the County Department of Health or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the township may revoke any certificate of occupancy issued for the use or uses being served by the individual or community sewage system.

      (2)   Any person or property owner who shall violate any provision of §§ 51.35 through 51.44 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of §§ 51.35 through 51.44 continues shall constitute a separate offense.

      (3)   In addition to or in lieu of enforcement by action before a district justice, the township may enforce §§ 51.35 through 51.44 in equity, or it may find the person or property owner in violation of §§ 51.35 through 51.44, and in default of any financial security provisions provided for in the township’s sewage maintenance agreement.

   (D)   Any person alleged to have violated §§ 51.55 through 51.63 shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of §§ 51.55 through 51.63 shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 107, passed 6-10-1997; Ord. 109, passed 1-12-1999; Ord. 167, passed 8-27-2013)