Hercules Municipal Code Art. 6 Enforcement

The Director of Finance is hereby directed to administer and enforce each and all of the provisions of this Chapter, and the Chief of Police shall render such assistance in the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter as may from time to time be required by the Director of Finance or the Council.

The Director of Finance, in the exercise of the duties imposed upon him hereunder, and acting through his deputies, duly authorized assistants, or the Chief of Police, shall examine, or cause to be examined, the conduct of any or all businesses within the City to ascertain whether the provisions of this Chapter have been complied with.

The Director of Finance and each and all of his assistants and any police officer shall have the power and authority to enter, free of charge, and at any reasonable time, any place of business, the conduct of which is required to be licensed by this Chapter and demand an exhibition of its license certificate. Any person having such license certificate theretofore issued in his possession or under his control, who fails to exhibit the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for by the provisions of this Code. It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance and each of his assistants, with the advice of the City Attorney, to cause a complaint to be filed against any and all persons found to be violating any of the provisions of this Chapter.

The amount of any license tax and penalty imposed by the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City. An action may be commenced in the name of the City in any Court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any delinquent license tax and penalties.

All remedies prescribed shall be cumulative, and the use of one (1) or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Chapter.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or knowingly or intentionally misrepresenting to any officer or employee of the City any material fact in procuring the license provided for by this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.