§ 7-21. Penalties.

(a)

The director of permit and resource management department and the director's authorized agents and/or employees are authorized to issue citations for violation of any regulatory provisions of this chapter.

(b)

Any person, firm or corporation or agency, or employee of any person, firm or corporation or agency who violates or knowingly permits violation of any regulatory provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a public offense. The first and each subsequent conviction shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each person, firm or corporation or agency or employee thereof shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day, or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted and shall be punished accordingly.

(c)

Every violation of any regulatory provisions of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance and the district attorney or county counsel of Sonoma County shall take such action as he may deem necessary to abate the same.

(Ord. No. 4906 § 3 (part), 1995.)