§ 1-11. General penalty; continuing violations; abatement.

(a)

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the municipality any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided that this section shall not conflict with any provision for penalties imposed for any offense under the laws of the state. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the municipality from abating any continuing violations in addition to the penalty.

(Ord. No. 72-76-11, 12-6-76)

State law reference

Fines and forfeitures in county court payable to municipality, F.S. § 34.191; punishment for misdemeanors, F.S. §§ 775.082, 775.083.