§ 8-22. Penalty for violation.

Any person violating any prohibition or restriction imposed by a proclamation authorized by this article shall be subject to the following:

(1)

A violation of any such prohibition or restriction shall constitute a misdemeanor under section 1-6(g) punishable under G.S. 14-4(a) as set forth in table 2 in section 1-8.

(2)

A violation of any such prohibition or restriction shall subject the offender to a civil charge under section 1-6(f) and table 1 in section 1-7 in the amount of $1,000,00 which sum may be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the charge within 30 days after having been cited for violation of such prohibition or restriction.

(Code 1979, § 3-3007; Code 1990, § 5-32; Ord. No. 00-006, § 2, 7-12-2000; Ord. No. 2012-001, § 1(13), 3-14-2012)