(A) 
When any person has violated the terms of § 17.34, License required, or any other provision of this chapter, the officer making the arrest may, in lieu of an arrest and bond or in lieu of filing a quasi-criminal complaint and warrant or summons, issue a notice to appear at the police station of the City of Hometown within 48 hours after said arrest to pay the fines as provided for herein. Every person issued a notification of such license violation, after consenting to a waiver of court hearing and trial, within 48 hours after said notification is issued, may pay the sums for the violation at the police station, Hometown, Illinois, in lieu of said person's appearance in court. Failure to pay the fine herein provided within 48 hours shall subject the person to whom the notification was given to an issuance of a warrant for his arrest, and the police officer issuing said notification shall swear out a complaint for the arrest.
(B) 
Penalties.
(1) 
All said violations shall be payable as follows:
(a) 
For animals wearing a current valid license tag:
(i) 
First offense: $5.
(ii) 
Second offense: $10.
(iii) 
Third offense: $15.
(iv) 
For each and every offense thereafter, an additional sum of $15 shall be paid.
(b) 
For animals not wearing a current valid license tag:
(i) 
First offense: $10.
(ii) 
Second offense: $15.
(iii) 
Third offense: $20.
(iv) 
For each and every offense thereafter, an additional sum of $20 shall be paid.
(2) 
Provided, however, that fines for the additional offenses shall be assessable only if the violations have been committed within the same calendar year.
(3) 
Any person who fails to appear after notification thereof and for whom a complaint and warrant is issued shall pay the fines provided for in Subsection (C) of this section. If a second notice to appear is issued, an additional sum of double the amount shall be added to the fines herein provided.
(C) 
Unless another penalty is expressly provided for in this chapter, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $750.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 30, General Provisions, Art. 2).