(a) The amount of any unpaid fee, the payment of which is required under this chapter, shall constitute a debt due to the City. No civil judgment shall bar or prevent a criminal prosecution for each and every violation of this chapter.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person who is the owner or operator of any business required to pay a fee pursuant to this chapter to continue operation of such business after such fee has become past due and remains unpaid. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined in a sum no greater than $500.00. Each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 20350 § 5, 4-12-22.)