§ 10.99. PENALTY.


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  • (A)

    Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the Town an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or misdemeanor, or wherever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding five hundred ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding sixty (60) days, or both, except when a specific penalty is otherwise provided or when the above penalty conflicts with any provisions for penalties imposed for any offense under state law. Each day on which any violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.

    (B)

    In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the Town, abated as provided by law.

('81 Code, § 1-7) (Ord. 1, passed 5-2-35; Am. Ord. 104, passed 1-12-77)