A. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days or both. Each day of a violation shall be considered a separate offense.
B. Citations may be issued to the custodian or owner of the animal in violation. The impounding fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first impoundment within a twelve (12) month period, fifty dollars ($50.00) upon a second impoundment within the same twelve (12) month period, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) upon the third impoundment within the same twelve (12) month period, and three hundred dollars ($300.00) upon every impoundment after the third impoundment within the same twelve (12) month period. The fee for an animal with no license tag shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
C. It shall be the duty of any person who is the owner or the keeper of any vicious or dangerous animal, the keeping of which is unlawful, to cause such animal to be destroyed in accordance with section 5-2-16 of this chapter. Failure to comply with this section shall subject such owner or keeper to a minimum fine of ten dollars ($10.00) plus costs. Each day's failure to comply shall be considered a separate offense. (Ord. 2006-06, 4-18-2006)