The civil and criminal provisions of this subchapter shall be enforced by those persons or agencies designated by municipal authority. It shall be a violation of this subchapter to interfere with a firefighter in the performance of his or her duties. As soon as possible, a duly commissioned peace officer shall be sent to the scene to investigate the nature of the fire. If, in the opinion of the officer on the scene and/or the Fire Chief, the goal of prohibitions established by this order, the officer may, at his or her discretion, notify the party about the provisions of this order and request compliance with it. In such instances, an entry of this notification shall be made in his or her log, and notice containing the date, time, and place of the warning shall be forwarded to the office of the City Judge. At the discretion of the officer and/or Fire Chief, second or flagrant violations of this order may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.
(Ord. 991025, passed 10-25-1999; Ord. 991214, passed 12-14-1999; Ord. 2008-011, passed 10-21-2008)