§ 1-6. General penalty.

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or wherever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $500.00. However, a fine for such a violation pertaining to fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, may not exceed $2,000.00. Provided however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the state. Each day any violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1981, § 1.4)

State law reference

Ordinance, rule or regulation necessary to carry out other powers, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 51.001; amount of fine or penalty imposed by the city, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 54.001; abatement of health nuisances, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 341.011 et seq.; jurisdiction of municipal court, V.T.C.A., Government Code § 29.003.