Sec. 21-7. Penalties.
   (a)   Any person violating any provision of this article or the rules and regulations relating to parks established by the director and filed with the city clerk, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, by not more than three (3) years probation or by any combination thereof. In addition, a person convicted of a violation of section 21-3(3)(3), 21-3(3)(4) or 21-8 shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00); and no judge may suspend the imposition of this minimum fine.
   (b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 21-7(a), a violation of section 21-4 shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by community service or fines not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), by imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days, and by probation not to exceed one (1) year or both such fine and imprisonment. The rate of substitution of community service work for the fine amount shall be calculated at ten dollars ($10.00) per hour.
   (c)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 21-7(a), possession of a firearm in violation of section 21-3(5)(2) shall constitute a class two misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) and not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), by imprisonment of not more than four (4) months, by not more than two (2) years probation or by any combination thereof. No judge may suspend the imposition of the minimum fine prescribed herein.
(Ord. No. 5558, § 4, 5-3-82; Ord. No. 9341, § 2, 1-31-00; Ord. No. 9417, § 1, 7-10-00; Ord. No. 9757, § 4, 8-5-02)