(a)
The director of permit and resource management department and director's authorized agents and/or employees are authorized to issue citations for violation 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 conviction shall be an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). The second or subsequent conviction for a violation of the same regulatory provision of this chapter 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 provision of this chapter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the district attorney or county counsel of the county of Sonoma shall take such action as he may deem necessary to abate the same.
(Ord. No. 4906 ยง 7 (C), 1995; Ord. No. 3726, 1986.)