A. The public officer may file a complaint in the municipal court against any person or commercial, private or contracting arborist found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter; provided, that the person or arborist shall first have been sent a notice. The notice shall state:

1. The condition which has caused the violation of this chapter; and

2. That the person in violation shall have thirty (30) days from the date of deliverance of the notice to alleviate the hazardous or harboring condition; and

3. That failure to alleviate the condition or to request a hearing may result in prosecution and/or abatement of the condition by the city with the cost assessed against the property.

B. Upon such complaint in the municipal court, any person or commercial, private or contracting arborists found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment, for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for not more than thirty (30) days, for each offense. For the purpose of this chapter, a separate offense shall be deemed committed for each tree on which such violation exists. (Ord. G-786 § 2 (part), 1994: prior code § 16-127)