Penalties for offenses.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]Any person, partnership or corporation who or which violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $300; and in addition, any and all persons, partnerships or corporations who or which violates any of the provisions of this chapter or omits or refuses to perform any and every act hereby required shall respectively forfeit and pay a penalty of $50 for each and every such violation and nonperformance. The imposition of any such penalty for a violation of this chapter shall not excuse such violation nor permit the continuance thereof.

The application of the above penalty or penalties or the prosecution for a violation of the provisions hereof shall not be held to prevent the removal of conditions prohibited by this chapter by such legal means as may be proper.