§ 18-6. Penalty.

(a)

General. Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to section 1-18.

(b)

Beer and wine; when sale prohibited. Any person violating any provisions of section 18-2 shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00 or imprisonment in jail not to exceed 30 days, either or both.

(c)

Curfew. A person who violates any provision of section 18-3 is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a day during which the violation is committed. Each offense, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 and a sentence of up to 20 hours of community service.

(d)

Nuisances; generally.

(1)

Violation of section 18-104 shall constitute a Class IV misdemeanor and, in addition, any such violation is hereby declared a public nuisance, and any person suffering injury or damage therefore may seek the correction, removal or abatement of the nuisance through appropriate suit in equity.

(2)

Any person found guilty of violating section 18-104 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in section 1-18. Each day the violation is maintained or permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. Upon conviction of any violation of this section, the nuisance, unless immediately abated by the person maintaining, causing or permitting the same, may be abated by the town at the expense and cost of the offender, and the cost thereof shall be charged and collected as a part of the cost of the trial of the case.

(Code 1967, §§ 12-15, 12-24, 12-30, 12-31; Code 2009, § 131.999; Ord. No. 5-74, 9-10-1974; Ord. of 1-12-1999; Ord. of 1-9-2001; Ord. of 7-11-2006)

(Code 1967, §§ 12-15, 12-24, 12-30, 12-31; Code 2009, § 131.999; Ord. No. 5-74, 9-10-1974; Ord. of 1-12-1999; Ord. of 1-9-2001; Ord. of 7-11-2006)