A.
The owner
or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any
provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist, or
the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general
agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in
which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general
agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits,
takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building
or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars
($10.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for
each and every day that such violation continues or by imprisonment
for ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue
or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300, RSMo., however,
for the second (2nd) and subsequent offenses involving the same violation
at the same building or premises, the punishment shall be a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that such violation shall
continue or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every day
such violation shall continue or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the Court.
B.
Any such
person who having been served with an order to remove any such violation
shall fail to comply with such order within ten (10) days after such
service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations
made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., in the respect
named in such order shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two
hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
