§ 78-8. Penalties for offenses.


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  • A. 
    Criminal sanctions.
    (1) 
    Any person who violates any provision of this article or the conditions imposed by the Trustees upon an approved permit shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and for a second and each subsequent offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000, or a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 days nor more than six months, or both. Each offense shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the case of a continuing offense, each day's continuance thereof shall be a separate and distinct offense.
    (2) 
    Any corporation which violates any provision of this article or the conditions imposed by the Trustees upon an approved permit shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and for a second and each subsequent offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000 or a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 days nor more than six months, or both. Each offense-shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the case of a continuing offense, each days' continuance thereof shall be a separate and distinct offense.
    B. 
    Equitable relief. The Town of Brookhaven shall have the right to seek equitable relief to restrain any violation or threatened violation of any provisions of this article.