With the exception of those acts expressly declared in any section of this chapter to be misdemeanors, any act in violation of the provisions of any section in this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of fifty dollars for the first offense, and for a second or subsequent offense a fine of one hundred dollars. After a third offense, a criminal complaint may be filed against the violator in superior court.

These fines shall be in addition to any cost or fee provided for in this chapter for the redemption or disposition of impounded animals. A person is guilty of a separate offense for each animal and for every day during which a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person. (Ord. 587, 2009; Ord. 460 §1, 2002; Ord. 328 §3, 1987).