A. The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision, or to fail to comply with any of the requirements, of this chapter. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except to the extent state law may deem it a felony. No proof of knowledge, intent, or other mental state is required to establish a violation.
C. The County or the District Attorney, on behalf of the people of the State of California, may, in their discretion, enforce a violation of this chapter by the prosecution of a civil action and/or civil penalties, including an action for injunctive relief without first going through the administrative procedures set forth in this chapter.
D. The County or the District Attorney, on behalf of the people of the State of California, may also abate a violation of this chapter through the abatement process established by Government Code section 25845, Chapter 5 of Title 1 (Code Enforcement) of the County Code, or as set forth in this chapter.
E. Any violation of this chapter is declared to be a misdemeanor except to the extent state law may deem it a felony. Violations of this chapter may, in the discretion of the District Attorney, be prosecuted as infractions or misdemeanors. Any violations of this chapter may be prosecuted civilly, except such prosecution may be either civil or criminal or both where the violation is determined to be a criminal violation.
F. Any person that violates this chapter shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, on which any violation of any provision of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by any such person.
G. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as imposing on the Enforcing Officer or the County any duty to issue any notice hereunder, or to abate any unlawful cannabis activity, or to take any other action with regards to any unlawful cannabis activity, and neither the Enforcing Officer nor the County shall be held liable for failure to issue any notice hereunder, or for failure to abate any unlawful cannabis activity, or for failure to take any other action with regard to unlawful cannabis activity. (§ 2, Ord. 1557, eff. January 21, 2023)