§ 701.99. Violation and penalties.

A.

Whoever violates the Health, Sanitation and Safety Code, unless specified elsewhere in this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than one hundred eighty (180) days or both. An organization convicted of a violation of this Health, Sanitation and Safety Code, a misdemeanor of the first degree, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). This penalty is in addition to and separate from any civil or administrative penalties or remedies provided for by this code or pursuant to Ohio law.

B.

Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.

C.

Strict liability is intended to be imposed for violation of the Health, Sanitation and Safety Code.

D.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the director from pursuing the enforcement of any provision of this Health, Sanitation and Safety Code or the Ohio Revised Code through any other remedy available by law, including but not limited to causing to be filed in the environmental division of the Franklin County Municipal Court a civil complaint for injunctive relief or a criminal misdemeanor complaint.

(Ord. 858-01 §§ 1 (part), 2 (part); Ord. No. 0024-2014, § 2, 2-3-2014; Ord. No. 3019-2016 , § 1, 12-12-2016)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 0024-2014, § 2, adopted February 3, 2014, amended the title of § 701.99 to read as set out herein. Previously § 701.99 was titled penalties.