Any person, firm, or corporation who shall fail to procure the license or pay the fee as herein provided, or shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense. Each day's business engaged in without such license constitutes a separate offense. In addition to paying such fines and the costs, the person, firm, or corporation so convicted shall have the option of taking out and paying for the proper license for the business or occupation engaged in and continuing the same to the end of the fiscal year, or immediately closing up such business and ceasing to follow such occupation in the city until he shall have proper license to do so.
(Ord. 220.7, passed 6-9-86; Am. Ord. 2003-0002, passed 5-27-03)