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ORDINANCE NO. 799
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 5.24 OF THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
ENTITLED ENFORCEMENT
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Beaumont,
State of California, as follows:
Section 1: Section 5.24.010 of Chapter 5.24 of the
Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2: New Section 5.24.010 of Chapter 5.24 is
added to the Beaumont Municipal Code to read as follows:
Beaumont
hereby
5.24.010 Penalty. If any person, persons, firms, or
corporations, or their agents (hereinafter "individual"), shall
transact, engage in, or carry on any business, trade,
profession, exhibition or occupation, within the City, without
first procuring from the City a license or permit therefor, he,
she, it or they, for each violation of this Title, shall be
deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter
specified. Such individual shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof
during which any violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted. Any
individual convicted of a violation of this ordinance shall be:
(1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;
(2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not
exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation
of the same ordinance and perpetrated by the same individual.
The third and any additional violations of the same ordinance
and perpetrated by the same individual shall constitute a
misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six (6) months in jail, or
both. Notwithstanding the above, the first offense may be
charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any
penalty herein shall not relieve an individual from the
responsibility for correcting the violation. Any individual
who removes any notice or order posted, as required in the
Chapter, is guilty of an infraction.
THIS ORDINANCE IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT on this 28th day of December 1999
2aQE by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Leia, Council Members Berg, DeForge, and Zelelr.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Westcot.
ATTEST:
CITY OF BEAUMONT
By
SHELBY :r EY, De••ty City Clerk
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JANICE C. LEJA, Mayor
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