§ 14-51. Penalties generally.

(a)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation, and upon conviction of any such violation shall, unless another specific penalty or specific penalty range be provided by another subsection of this section, be punished by a fine of not less than $75.00 and not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the municipal correctional institution for a term not to exceed 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b)

Any person violating any of the following sections of this chapter:

(1)

Section 14-20, pertaining to license requirements for dogs, cats and ferrets;

(2)

Section 14-27, pertaining to wearing of license or identification tags; or

(3)

Section 14-33, pertaining to dogs or Vietnamese potbellied pigs running at large;

(4)

Section 14-53(f), pertaining to intentional failure to distribute licensing requirement information;

shall, upon conviction, and after the court, subsequent to such conviction, has examined any prior conviction record to determine if the person has previously been convicted of the same offense within the previous three years, be sentenced by the court according to the following schedule of fines with reference to initial or subsequent violation of the particular section within the three-year period:

First offense ..... $75.00

Second offense ..... $150.00

Third offense ..... $300.00

Fourth or any subsequent offense ..... $500.00

(c)

Any person violating any of the following sections of this chapter:

(1)

Section 14-9, pertaining to dangerous and prohibited animals;

(2)

Section 14-11, pertaining to abandonment;

(3)

Section 14-16(a) and (c), pertaining to adequate care and inspections;

(4)

Section 14-17, pertaining to injuring and capturing animals;

(5)

Section 14-28, pertaining to limitation on number of dogs, cats, Vietnamese potbellied pigs and ferrets;

(6)

Section 14-29, pertaining to potentially dangerous dogs and dangerous dogs;

(7)

Section 14-31, pertaining to animals putting persons in fear or being maintained as public nuisances;

(8)

Section 14-39, pertaining to commercial animal establishment standards;

(9)

Section 14-41, pertaining to human exposure to zoonotic diseases by animals; or

(10)

Section 14-42, pertaining to dog, cat and ferret bites resulting in human exposure to rabies;

shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $75.00 and not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the municipal correctional institution for a term not to exceed 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(d)

Any person violating section 14-16(b) or 14-16.1 shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00 and not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the municipal correctional institution for a term not to exceed 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 020731, § 2, 7-18-02; Ord. No. 031281, § 1, 12-18-03; Ord. No. 040585, § 1, 6-10-04; Ord. No. 060775, § 1, 8-3-06; Ord. No. 070246, § 1, 3-15-07; Ord. No. 090993, § 1, 1-7-10; Ord. No. 120011, § 1, 1-12-12; Ord. No. 130506, § 1, 7-18-13 ; Ord. No. 150493 , § 1, 7-2-15)