A.
The Administrator shall have the responsibility of
enforcing the provisions of this chapter. Where a violation of said
provisions is found, the Administrator shall notify the alleged offender
by certified mail of the nature of the violation and prescribe a period
of time, not to exceed 30 days, within which the specified violation
must be corrected. Such period of time may be extended by the Town
Board of the Town of Liberty.
A.
A violation of the provisions of this chapter is an
offense, and each such violation may be punished by a fine not exceeding
$250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both. In lieu
of, or in addition to, such fine, each such violation shall be subject
to a civil penalty, not exceeding $250 for any one case, to be recovered
in an action or proceeding brought by the Town Attorney of the Town
of Liberty in the name of the Town and the district in a court of
competent jurisdiction. Each day a violation continues shall be subject
to a separate fine or civil penalty.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
B.
The Town Attorney of the Town of Liberty may maintain
an action proceeding in the name of the Town and the district in a
court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with, or restrain
by injunction, any violation of this chapter, notwithstanding the
provisions hereof for a penalty or other punishment.
C.
Where any violation of this chapter causes additional
expense to the Town or the district, the Town or the district shall
have a cause of action against the violator to recover such additional
cost. The cause of action may be asserted at the discretion of the
Administrator and shall be in addition to the fine, penalty and injunction
hereinabove provided and shall be brought by the Town Attorney of
the Town of Liberty in the name of the Town and the district in a
court of competent jurisdiction.
