Mono County Municipal Code Ch. 12.14 Enforcement and Penalties

Except as otherwise expressly provided, this title may be administered and enforced by the department, the Local Enforcement Agency, and/or the State Department of Health Services with the assistance, where necessary or beneficial, of the Code Compliance Division, the district attorney, the county counsel, and/or the Mono County sheriff.

(Ord. 05-06 § 1 (part), 2005.)

Any violation of the provisions of this title shall constitute a misdemeanor. Whenever there is cause to believe that a violation exists, the director or his designee is empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law to initiate and pursue administrative and judicial enforcement actions to determine and abate the violation and/or to punish any person (whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise) responsible for creating or maintaining the violation. Any and all legal or equitable remedies may be pursued, including, but not limited to: criminal prosecution, citation pursuant to Chapter 1.12 of this code, civil injunctive relief, civil penalties, proceedings under Chapter 7.20 of this code, or summary abatement as permitted by law. Such remedies are cumulative, not mutually exclusive: the county may pursue any one or a combination of them, individually or simultaneously, and shall not be obligated to exhaust any particular remedy before pursuing other remedies. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense or violation, and any fine or imprisonment shall be assessed together with the costs of any corrective action deemed necessary by the director to mitigate any acts or omissions in violation of this title.

(Ord. 05-06 § 1 (part), 2005.)