(A) (1) Any person who willfully holds a large gathering, as herein defined, without first securing a permit to do so as herein provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(2) Any person who willfully fails to perform any other act required by this chapter, or who willfully does any act prohibited by this chapter shall be guilty of misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(B) If any person shall violate or threaten to violate the provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and such violation, if continued, or such threatened violation, if committed, is or may be dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare, or if any person shall hinder or interfere with the proper performance of duty of the Development Services Director or the Health Director for Surry County and such hindrance or interference is or may be dangerous to the public health, the Development Services Director may institute an action in the Superior Court of the county in which such violation, threatened violation, hindrance or interference occurred for injunctive relief against such continued violation, hindrance or interference, irrespective of all other remedies at law and, upon the institution of such an action, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of G.S. Ch. 1, Art. 37.
(Ord. passed 5-3-1982; Ord. passed 12-7-2020)