Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 2 Rules of Construction

Sections: Provisions Considered as Continuations of Existing Ordinances. Effect of Repeal of Ordinances. Severability of Parts of Code. Catchlines of Sections. General Penalty; Continuing Violations. Applicability of Ordinances; Use of Code. 112-1. Provisions Considered as Continuations of Existing Ordinances. The provisions appearing in this Code, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances existing at the time of the effective date of this Code, shall be considered as continuations thereof and not as new enactments. 112-2. Effect of Repeal of Ordinances. The repeal of an ordinance shall not revive any ordinances in force before or at the time the ordinance repealed took effect. The repeal of an ordinance shall not affect any punishment or penalty incurred before the repeal took effect nor any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for any offense committed under the ordinance repealed. 112-3. Severability of Parts of Code. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Supervisors that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Code are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Code. 112-4. Catchlines of Sections. The catchlines of the several sections of this code are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the section and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles of such section nor as any part of the section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such sections including the catchlines are amended or re-enacted. 112-5. General Penalty; Continuing Violations. Whenever in this Code or in any other ordinance of the County or in any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto any act is prohibited or made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided, the violation of any such provision of this code or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the County shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 2331, § 1, 11/2/2004) Every day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the County shall continue, such violation shall constitute a separate offense. 112-6. Applicability of Ordinances; Use of Code. The first printing of the Humboldt County Code included ordinances of the County of Humboldt numbered 1 through 1165. A moratorium was placed on the inclusion of ordinances adopted after Ordinance No. 1165 in order to facilitate the final compilation and printing of the Code. One exception to this moratorium is Ordinance No. 1180 dealing with bingo games for charitable purposes which has been codified in Title IX, Division 1. (Ord. 2351, § 1, 12/06/2005) All ordinances passed by the Board of Supervisors during the interim period between the imposition of the moratorium and the adoption of the Code were codified and thus included in the body of the Code in the first quarterly revision. (Ord. 2351, § 1, 12/06/2005) Each ordinance passed after the adoption of the Code shall thereafter be incorporated into it through the process of the next quarterly revision which follows its passage. (Ord. 2351, § 1, 12/06/2005) Certain ordinances will remain in effect but will not be included in the format of the Code. These include ordinances dealing with franchises granted by the County to public utilities; ordinances which designate and

The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2788, passed May 12, 2026. Disclaimer: The Office of the County Counsel has the official version of the Humboldt County Code. Users should contact the Clerk of the Board’s office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. County Website: humboldtgov.org County Telephone: (707) 445-7236 Hosted by General Code. describe zoned areas; ordinances which denote interim zones; ordinances dealing with elections; and ordinances which operate only as repealers of prior ordinances. (Ord. 2351, § 1, 12/6/2005)

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